the sweat of (one's) brow

the sweat of (one's) brow

One's own personal efforts or hard work. It's due to the sweat of my father's brow that a barren, fallow little plot of land was transformed into the flourishing farm you see today. This pair of entrepreneurs has created a billion-dollar company by the sweat of their brows.
See also: brow, of, sweat
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sweat of (one's) brow

Hard work: landscaped the yard by the sweat of my brow.
See also: brow, of, sweat
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
See also:
  • sweat of brow
  • with the sweat of (one's) brow
  • brow
  • by the sweat of (one's) brow
  • by the sweat of brow
  • by the sweat of one's brow
  • by the sweat of your brow
  • knit (one's) brow(s)
  • knit brow
  • knitting