I sent in my application and now I have to sweat out the two months until I get an answer.
We really had to sweat it out because it wasn't clear until the end that we would actually win.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
sweat out — (something) to anxiously wait for something. I sent in my application and now I have to sweat out the two months until I get an answer. We really had to sweat it out because it wasn t clear until the end that we would actually win … New idioms dictionary
sweat out — transitive verb 1. : to endure, wait for, or wait through the course of (something beyond one s control) all they could do was to close their ranks, make the best speed they could, and sweat it out to the end Nicholas Monsarrat these officers ate … Useful english dictionary
A Fever You Can't Sweat Out — Studio album by Panic! at the Disco Released September … Wikipedia
sweat — [swet] vi. sweat or sweated, sweating [ME sweten < OE swætan < swat, sweat, akin to Ger schweissen < IE base * sweid , to sweat > Gr hidros, L sudor, sweat] 1. to give forth a characteristic salty moisture through the pores of the… … English World dictionary
sweat — [swet] verb sweat something → out phrasal verb [transitive] to continue doing something that has been started, even though it is very difficult or worrying: • Companies that have taken the plunge to the private sector must sweat out low returns… … Financial and business terms
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 — sweatless, adj. /swet/, v., sweat or sweated, sweating, n., adj. v.i. 1. to perspire, esp. freely or profusely. 2. to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a heap or cheese. 3. to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation. 4.… … Universalium
sweat — [c]/swɛt / (say swet) verb (sweat or sweated, sweating) –verb (i) 1. to excrete watery fluid through the pores of the skin, as from heat, exertion, etc.; perspire, especially freely or profusely. 2. to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a… …
sweat something out — tv. to wait out something; to fret and worry until the end of something. □ You’ll just have to sweat it out. There’s no way to hurry it up. CD We’ l l sweat out the wait like everybody else … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
sweat — [[t]swɛt[/t]] v. sweat sweat•ed, sweat•ing, 1) phl to perspire, esp. freely 2) to exude moisture, as green plants 3) to gather moisture from the surrounding air by condensation 4) (of moisture or liquid) to ooze or be exuded 5) inf Informal. a)… … From formal English to slang
