Synonyms of sweat blood

sweat blood

phrase

1

as in labor

to devote serious and sustained effort

They sweat blood over that house for months but it was worth it in the end.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• labor
• struggle
• strive
• work
• peg (away)
• dig (away)
• beaver (away)
• slave
• sweat
• endeavor
• try
• bang away
• tug
• plow
• toil
• grub
• buckle (down)
• hump
• fag
• apply (oneself)
• hustle
• plug
• travail
• strain
• drudge
• hammer (away)
• pitch in
• dig in
• knuckle down
• moil
• attack
• essay
• slog
• grind (out)
• exercise
• plod
• eke out
• scratch
• drive
• put out
• exert
• overwork
• wade
• overexert
• trudge
• scrabble

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ease (up)
• break
• slack (off)
• slacken
• let up
• idle
• hang (around or out)
• lounge
• bum
• goof (off)
• hack (around)
• chill
• loaf
• rest
• relax
• shirk
• veg out
• dally
• laze
• play
• footle
• repose
• unwind
• potter (around)
• bask
• loll
• monkey (around)
• trifle
• goof (around)
• hang
• fool around
• mess around
• goldbrick
• hang about
• dillydally
• putter (around)
• doodle
• dabble
• fribble

2

as in worry

to experience concern or anxiety

He was sweating blood back stage waiting for the show to begin.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worry
• fear
• care a hang
• trouble
• fret
• stress
• stew
• sweat
• bother
• give a hang
• fuss
• long
• pine
• despair
• agonize
• yearn
• chafe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accept
• sustain
• take
• stomach
• endure
• bear
• tolerate
• stick out
• abide