idiom
sweat blood
SWET BLUD
swɛt blʌdListen
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Syllable breakdown
sweatblood
Dictionary meaning
work extremely hard or worry intensely; exert oneself to the absolute limits of one's capacity; to be under such enormous strain that it feels as though one is perspiring blood rather than sweat; used to emphasize extraordinary effort or agonizing anxiety about an outcome
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