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Sweat of your brow Meaning in English

expression

SWET uhv yohr brou, SWET uhv yur brou
swET ov yaw brou

释义

This expression means the result or reward you get from working very hard, usually through physical or personal effort.

用法与细微差别

Formal or literary; often used to highlight honest hard work and earning something yourself. Common in phrases like 'earn by the sweat of your brow'. Refers to physical or mental effort, not inherited or easily gained things.

例句

He built his business by the sweat of his brow.

basic

She earned every penny by the sweat of her brow.

basic

They grew this food by the sweat of their brow.

basic

Nothing was handed to me—I got here by the sweat of my brow.

natural

Through the sweat of their brow, the family turned a small shop into a big store.

natural

He insists on making his own way in life, by the sweat of his brow.

natural