sweat something out

sweat something out
sweat something out†
1. Lit. to get rid of something in one's body by sweating. •

I have a bit of a cold, and I am going to try to sweat it out.

•

I took a steamy shower, trying to sweat out my cold.

2. Fig. to endure something unpleasant. •

It was an ordeal, but I sweated it out.

•

I managed to sweat out the exam.

3. Fig. to endure suspense about something. •

She sweated the two-hour wait out until she heard the results of her bar exams.

•

Karen sweated out the long wait peacefully.

; 3. sweat something out of someone

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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