to break a sweat
01
to need to put a lot of hard work or energy into doing something
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idiom
informal
Exempel
The construction workers had to break a sweat to complete the project ahead of schedule.
02
to begin sweating because of physical effort or exertion
Exempel
The steep climb made everyone break a sweat.
