2sweat noun
1 [noncount] : the clear liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot or nervous : perspiration
▪ We were drenched/bathed in sweat after the workout. ▪ The runners were dripping with sweat. ▪ Her forehead was covered with beads of sweat. 2 [count] : the state or condition of someone who is sweating
▪ nervous sweats — usually singular ▪ After a few minutes of exercise, we had worked up a sweat. [=we were sweating] ▪ I broke into a sweat as I struggled up the hill. = I broke out in a sweat as I struggled up the hill. [=I began to sweat as I struggled up the hill] — see also cold sweat 3 [noncount] : hard work
▪ It took a lot of sweat and toil to build the house. ▪ We helped them not with money but with our blood and sweat. 4 [noncount] : moisture that forms in drops on a surface
▪ He wiped the sweat [=condensation] off the bottle.
▪ We were drenched/bathed in sweat after the workout. ▪ The runners were dripping with sweat. ▪ Her forehead was covered with beads of sweat.
▪ nervous sweats — usually singular ▪ After a few minutes of exercise, we had worked up a sweat. [=we were sweating] ▪ I broke into a sweat as I struggled up the hill. = I broke out in a sweat as I struggled up the hill. [=I began to sweat as I struggled up the hill] — see also cold sweat
▪ It took a lot of sweat and toil to build the house. ▪ We helped them not with money but with our blood and sweat.
▪ He wiped the sweat [=condensation] off the bottle.
break a sweat (US) or Brit break sweat
: to begin to sweat
▪ He started running and soon broke a sweat. ▪ He loaded all five boxes without breaking a sweat. — often used figuratively to say that something is not hard for someone to do ▪ He gave a perfect performance and didn't break a sweat. ▪ She rattled off the answers without breaking a sweat. [=she gave the answers very easily]
▪ He started running and soon broke a sweat. ▪ He loaded all five boxes without breaking a sweat. — often used figuratively to say that something is not hard for someone to do ▪ He gave a perfect performance and didn't break a sweat. ▪ She rattled off the answers without breaking a sweat. [=she gave the answers very easily]
by the sweat of your brow
: by doing hard, physical work
▪ He earned his money by the sweat of his brow.
▪ He earned his money by the sweat of his brow.
in a sweat
informal : very nervous or worried about something
▪ He's in a sweat about his exams. ▪ There's no need to get in a sweat about minor details.
▪ He's in a sweat about his exams. ▪ There's no need to get in a sweat about minor details.
no sweat
informal : with little or no difficulty : easily
▪ I can do that no sweat. ▪ “Can you move that big board for me?” “Sure, no sweat.” ▪ “Thanks a lot for your help.” “No sweat.” [=helping was not difficult and I was glad to do it]
▪ I can do that no sweat. ▪ “Can you move that big board for me?” “Sure, no sweat.” ▪ “Thanks a lot for your help.” “No sweat.” [=helping was not difficult and I was glad to do it]
