sweat sth out

sweat sth out
UK US sweat sth out
Phrasal Verb with sweat({{}}/swet/ verb
INFORMAL to wait nervously for an unpleasant situation to end or improve: »

Longterm investors are used to sweating out economic downturns.


Financial and business terms. 2012.

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  • sweat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ light ▪ clammy ▪ My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back. ▪ cold …   Collocations dictionary

  • sweat — sweat1 [swet] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid from skin)¦ 2¦(work)¦ 3¦(worry)¦ 4 don t sweat it 5 don t sweat the small stuff 6¦(produce liquid)¦ 7¦(cook)¦ Phrasal verbs  sweat something<=>off  sweat something<=>out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • sweat your guts out — work/slog/sweat/your guts out phrase to work extremely hard I worked my guts out getting my degree. Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: guts * …   Useful english dictionary

  • don't sweat it — don’t sweat it mainly american spoken phrase used for telling someone not to worry about something Thesaurus: ways of telling someone not to worry or be upsetsynonym Main entry: sweat * * * used to urge someone not to worry * * * don t ˈsweat it …   Useful english dictionary

  • work your guts out — work/slog/sweat/your guts out phrase to work extremely hard I worked my guts out getting my degree. Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: guts * …   Useful english dictionary

  • slog your guts out — work/slog/sweat/your guts out phrase to work extremely hard I worked my guts out getting my degree. Thesaurus: to work hardsynonym Main entry: guts * …   Useful english dictionary

  • break out in something — ˌbreak ˈout in sth derived to suddenly become covered in sth • Her face broke out in a rash. • He broke out in a cold sweat (= for example, through fear). Main entry: ↑breakderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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