in a sweat
idiom
informal
: very nervous or worried about something
He's in a sweat about his exams.
There's no need to get in a sweat about minor details.
Examples of in a sweat in a Sentence
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Later that night, as the two were sleeping, the fiancee said, the employee woke up in a sweat and believed cameras had been planted around his home.
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Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
While our tester mentioned that the pillow isn't cool to the touch, the pillow kept them from waking up in a sweat, unlike with regular pillows.
—Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 16 July 2023
In fact, Gabrielle loves to get in a sweat with her friends, and did so in 2019 alongside fellow fitness queens Mary J. Blige and Tracee Ellis Ross.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 13 May 2023
In August 2021, Addison hit up the celeb-favorite gym, DOGPOUND with her friend Kristen Ishmael, and the two got in a sweat sesh with the gym's trainer and founder, Kirk Myers.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 17 May 2023
But around the world, this highly mobile moth has farmers breaking out in a sweat.
—WIRED, 23 Nov. 2022
The Cardinals tweeted a video of Watt walking into Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium in a sweat suit on Sunday.
—Steve Reed, ajc, 2 Oct. 2022
If the undertaking of selecting the right temperature for your styling session puts you in a sweat, give Shark's HyperAIR a whirl.
—ELLE, 7 July 2022
Next, on The Real Housewives of Orange County, Noella couldn't quite take the heat in a sweat lodge but was ready to throw down once the ladies sat down for dinner.
—Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2022
Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
While our tester mentioned that the pillow isn't cool to the touch, the pillow kept them from waking up in a sweat, unlike with regular pillows.
—Jaylyn Pruitt, Health, 16 July 2023
In fact, Gabrielle loves to get in a sweat with her friends, and did so in 2019 alongside fellow fitness queens Mary J. Blige and Tracee Ellis Ross.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 13 May 2023
In August 2021, Addison hit up the celeb-favorite gym, DOGPOUND with her friend Kristen Ishmael, and the two got in a sweat sesh with the gym's trainer and founder, Kirk Myers.
—Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 17 May 2023
But around the world, this highly mobile moth has farmers breaking out in a sweat.
—WIRED, 23 Nov. 2022
The Cardinals tweeted a video of Watt walking into Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium in a sweat suit on Sunday.
—Steve Reed, ajc, 2 Oct. 2022
If the undertaking of selecting the right temperature for your styling session puts you in a sweat, give Shark's HyperAIR a whirl.
—ELLE, 7 July 2022
Next, on The Real Housewives of Orange County, Noella couldn't quite take the heat in a sweat lodge but was ready to throw down once the ladies sat down for dinner.
—Mary Sollosi, EW.com, 4 Feb. 2022
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