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By the sweat of your brow Meaning in English

expression

BY thuh SWET uhv yor BROW
BY thuh SWET ov yaw BROW

释义

This phrase means to achieve or earn something through hard work and effort, often physical labor.

用法与细微差别

This is a formal, somewhat literary idiom. It refers to earning or achieving only through hard work, not by luck or help. Often used to emphasize personal effort and pride in work.

例句

He built his business by the sweat of his brow.

basic

They survived by the sweat of their brow.

basic

Everything we have was earned by the sweat of our brow.

basic

My parents put me through college by the sweat of their brow.

natural

She owns that land, but it wasn’t handed to her—she got it by the sweat of her brow.

natural

You can really tell this house was built by the sweat of their brow—look at the details.

natural