no pain, no gain

phrase

informal

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

Examples of no pain, no gain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

However, first, there’s no elegant way to get into most supercars; no pain, no gain, goes the saying. — Iain MacAuley, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025

Things are still a little bleak and definitely raw, but no pain, no gain, and all that. — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024

Rhymes for no pain, no gain

• cyclopropane
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• nitromethane
• ultramontane
• abstain
• airplane
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• attain
• backplane
• betaine