sweats blood
phrase
1
as in struggles
to devote serious and sustained effort They sweat blood over that house for months but it was worth it in the end. Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- struggles
- labors
- works
- bangs away
- sweats
- moils
- slaves
- strives
- tugs
- plows
- knuckles down
- grubs
- tries
- toils
- humps
- hustles
- pegs (away)
- endeavors
- travails
- plugs
- strains
- drudges
- beavers (away)
- fags
- pitches in
- buckles (down)
- digs (away)
- slogs
- plods
- attacks
- overexerts
- digs in
- hammers (away)
- scratches
- essays
- exercises
- ekes out
- grinds (out)
- drives
- applies (oneself)
- overworks
- exerts
- wades
- scrabbles
- puts out
- trudges
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- slacks (off)
- eases (up)
- breaks
- goldbricks
- slackens
- hangs (around or out)
- goofs (off)
- lets up
- chills
- hacks (around)
- bums
- footles
- lounges
- rests
- lazes
- dillydallies
- loafs
- shirks
- idles
- potters (around)
- fribbles
- relaxes
- veges out
- plays
- dallies
- vegges out
- fools around
- reposes
- hangs
- lolls
- messes around
- goofs (around)
- unwinds
- monkeys (around)
- hangs about
- basks
- doodles
- trifles
- putters (around)
- dabbles
2
as in worries
to experience concern or anxiety He was sweating blood back stage waiting for the show to begin. Synonyms & Similar Words
- worries
- fears
- cares a hang
- troubles
- stresses
- frets
- stews
- sweats
- gives a hang
- bothers
- pines
- fusses
- agonizes
- longs
- despairs
- yearns
- chafes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- accepts
- sustains
- bears
- takes
- sticks out
- stomachs
- endures
- tolerates
- abides