BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW
by the sweat of one's brow: translation
by the sweat of one's brow
Fig. by one's efforts; by one's hard work. •
Tom raised these vegetables by the sweat of his brow.
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Sally polished the car by the sweat of her brow.
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{adv. phr.} By hard work; by tiring effort; laboriously. * /Even with modern labor-saving machinery, the farmer makes his living by the sweat of his brow./