"break a sweat" meaning in All languages combined

See break a sweat on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-break a sweat.ogg [Australia] Forms: break a sweat
Head templates: {{expression}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you break a sweat, you start sweating.
    Sense id: simple-break_a_sweat-en-phrase-XuG2OKTG
  2. If you break a sweat, you put effort into doing something.
    Sense id: simple-break_a_sweat-en-phrase-f89lQgvl
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