How to Pronounce "break a sweat"
expression
ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈswɛt
BRAYK-uh-SWET
bɹˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /swˈɛt
BRAYK-uh-SWET
Definition
To start sweating from physical effort, or, in idiomatic use, to make a lot of effort to do something. Sometimes used in the negative to mean something was very easy.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈbɹeɪk/ /ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈswɛt
British English
bɹˈeɪk/ /æɪ/ /swˈɛt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
BRAYK-uh-SWET
UK
BRAYK-uh-SWET
Listen in Context
It was so hot that I broke a sweat just walking to work.
He didn't break a sweat during the exam; it was easy for him.
She ran up the stairs and didn't even break a sweat.
Finishing that puzzle didn’t even make me break a sweat.