sweat it out
idiom
informal
1
US
: to work hard at (something)
She was sweating it out on the treadmill.
2
: to feel worried or nervous about something
We'll let them sweat it out for a while longer before we give them the test results.
3
: to wait nervously until the end of something
It was a close game, and the fans were really sweating it out at the end.
Examples of sweat it out in a Sentence
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Scott Drew is coaching Baylor, Bryce Drew is coaching Grand Canyon and Homer Drew has an entire day to watch and cheer — and sweat it out — from the stands.
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Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
It was left to sweat it out Sunday until the second-to-last pairing of the tournament was announced.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
Those who wish to sweat it out will have to wait until this fall, when the property will add a sauna to its long list of amenities, with an events space slated to open in 2024.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
Why sweat it out trying to get a table at Lucali or Carbone?
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2022
Arch Manning could have prolonged the decision, taken it through the summer and fall, and make every contender sweat it out right down to the wire.
—Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 6 July 2022
The 6-10 Mensah also could play in 2022-23 but remains undecided, forcing Aztecs fans to sweat it out for another month or two.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
Other regions are also expected to sweat it out with the above-average temperatures, with the central United States experiencing it early in the week, and then the Northeast by the middle of the week.
—Jackson Dill, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021
Russellville had to sweat it out in the bottom of the seventh after a controversial call on the bases.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 18 May 2021
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Pat Graham, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2023
It was left to sweat it out Sunday until the second-to-last pairing of the tournament was announced.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2023
Those who wish to sweat it out will have to wait until this fall, when the property will add a sauna to its long list of amenities, with an events space slated to open in 2024.
—Dobrina Zhekova, Travel + Leisure, 28 Feb. 2023
Why sweat it out trying to get a table at Lucali or Carbone?
—Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 29 Sep. 2022
Arch Manning could have prolonged the decision, taken it through the summer and fall, and make every contender sweat it out right down to the wire.
—Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 6 July 2022
The 6-10 Mensah also could play in 2022-23 but remains undecided, forcing Aztecs fans to sweat it out for another month or two.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2022
Other regions are also expected to sweat it out with the above-average temperatures, with the central United States experiencing it early in the week, and then the Northeast by the middle of the week.
—Jackson Dill, CNN, 8 Aug. 2021
Russellville had to sweat it out in the bottom of the seventh after a controversial call on the bases.
—Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 18 May 2021
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“Sweat it out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweat%20it%20out. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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