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sweat
verb- to coerce someone through intense pressure, usually not involving physical force US
- The next thing I know, if I leave him here you’ll be sweating him. — Irving Shulman, The Amboy Dukes, p. 240, 1947
- They took him to the grilling room to sweat him some more. — Willard Motley, Knock on Any Door, p. 351, 1947
- DIMES: Now we know something’s rotten in Denmark, ’cause this dickhead had a big bag, and it’s uncut too, so we’re sweatin’ him, tryin’ to find out where he got it. Scarin’ the shit outta him. — True Romance, 1993
- I just knew we was gon’ get sweated. — Menace II Society, 1993
- to admire or desire someone or something US, 1999
- “I know you sweatin’ my man, but you might as well give up.” — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 7, Spring 1999
- to disclose that a pool player is in fact a skilled betting professional US
- — Steve Rushin, Pool Cool, p. 28, 1990
- to gamble nervously and cautiously US
- — Michael Dalton, Blackjack, p. 81, 1991
▶ sweat blood- to make an unsparing effort UK, 1911
- [O]ld “Dad” worked in the slime, muck and mire of slush-pits and sweated blood over his antiquated rig[.] — Daniel Yergin, Prize, p. 247, 1991
- to be very afraid UK, 1924
- For a while Laura and Hugh just sweated blood, said “Oh dear Oh dear” rung there [sic] hands and so forth. — David James Duncan, The Brothers K, p. 72, 1996
▶ sweat bullets
to experience a high degree of nervous tension, usually sweating profusely US- There was something very intimidating about being in a dingy, smoke-filled room with a bunch of big ol’ thug ass niggers, sweating bullets over a jiveass robbery. — Odie Hawkins, Chicago Hustle, p. 44, 1977
▶ sweat cobs
to perspire heavily UK- “Take off your hat,” said Bridget. “You’re sweating cobs.” — Beryl Bainbridge, Young Adolf, 1978
- I was sweating cobs as well, I was really, really sweating. — Howard J Parker, Illegal Leisure, p. 146, 1998
▶ sweat it
to worry UK- I’ve got school tomorrow. I’m sweatin’ it. — Karline Smith, Letters to Andy Cole, p. 142, 1998
- Don’t sweat it, Larry, it’s walk in the park. — Christopher Brookmyre, Not the End of the World, p. 8, 1998
- I don’t sweat it. Sort of saying that my life was fucked up, but it didn’t really bother me. — Eminem (Marshall Mathers), Angry Blonde, p. 3, 2001
▶ sweat like a glassblower’s arse
to perspire heavily UK- I’m sweating like a glass-blower’s arse. — Sonja, The Salon, 1 April 2003
▶ sweat on
to wait with nervous expectation UK, 1917- The whole service is sweating on a final decision due soon from the CAA. — The Observer, 25 August 2002
▶ sweat the brass
in horse racing, to race a horse day after day, without giving it a rest period US- — David W. Maurer, Argot of the Racetrack, p. 61, 1951
▶ sweat your guts out
to labour extremely hard; to make the utmost effort UK, 1890- [T]he clown has sweated his guts out under the hot lights[.] — Michel Quint and Barbara Bray, In Our Strange Gardens, p. 7, 2001
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