“no gain”

The following 2 entries include the term no gain.

no gain without pain

idiom

used to say that it is necessary to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make progress

no pain, no gain

idiom

used to say that it is necessary to suffer or work hard in order to succeed or make progress


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