sweat blood

Meaning: To put out a great deal of effort; to work very, very hard.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Category: Body & Senses

Origin: The expression suggests that one works so hard that one sweats blood, a fluid more vital than perspiration.

More idioms — Body & Senses

sweep someone off his feet — To overwhelm someone, often causing him or her to fall in love.
talk someone's ear off — To bore someone with one's unending talk.
toe the line — To follow the rules; to do what is expected of one.
tongue-in-cheek — Joking or sarcastic.
turn a deaf ear — To ignore someone.
turn the other cheek — Not to retaliate; not to pay back bad behavior with more bad behavior.

turn up one's nose at something or someone — To scorn, snub, or reject something.
under someone's thumb — Under someone's control.
with bated breath — Hardly breathing at all because of fear, excitement, or other strong emotion.
when hell freezes over — Never.
beat about the bush — To speak or write evasively; to talk around an issue.
beat the bushes — To search exhaustively.

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