BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW

Meaning of BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW in English

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.

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BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW — by one's own hard labour. → sweat
Concise Oxford English vocab
BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW — {adv. phr.} By hard work; by tiring effort; laboriously. * /Even with modern labor-saving machinery, the farmer makes his living …
Slang English vocab
BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW — {adv. phr.} By hard work; by tiring effort; laboriously. * /Even with modern labor-saving machinery, the farmer makes his living …
Словарь английских идиом
BY THE SWEAT OF ONE`S BROW — by hard work He managed to make enough money to buy the farm by the sweat of his brow.
English Idioms vocab
BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW — в поте лица своего
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BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW — в поте лица своего
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BY THE SWEAT OF ONE'S BROW — в поте лица
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BROW — fronte; (eyebrow) brove
English interlingue dictionary
BROW — agtang
English-Visayan vocabulary
BROW — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn eye~, Greek ophrys, Sanskrit bhrū Date: …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SWEAT — I. ˈswet, usu -ed.+V verb ( sweat “ ; or sweated -ed.ə̇d, -etə̇d ; or dialect swat ˈswät, also -wȯt; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROW — I. ˈbrau̇ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English brū; akin to Old Norse brūn eyebrow, Greek …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROW — (v. t.) To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of.
Английский словарь Webster
BROW — (n.) The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the brow of …
Английский словарь Webster
BROW — (n.) The general air of the countenance.
Английский словарь Webster
BROW — (n.) The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
Английский словарь Webster
BROW — (n.) The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
Английский словарь Webster
BROW — (n.) The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.
Английский словарь Webster
BROW — ( n. ) The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the eyebrow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BROW — ( n. ) The forehead; as, a feverish brow.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BROW — ( n. ) The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as, the brow of a precipice; the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEAT — — sweatless , adj. /swet/ , v. , sweat or sweated, sweating , n. , adj. v.i. 1. to perspire, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BROW — /brow/ , n. 1. Anat. the ridge over the eye. 2. the hair growing on that ridge; eyebrow. 3. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SWEAT — I. ˈswet verb ( sweat or sweat·ed ; sweat·ing ) Etymology: Middle English sweten, from Old English swǣtan, from swāt …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SWEAT — vi the sweating sickness. 2. sweat ·impf & ·p.p. of sweat. 3. sweat ·vi a short run by a race …
Webster English vocab
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
BROW — noun the forehead; as, a feverish brow. 2. brow ·noun the general air of the countenance. 3. brow ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SWEAT — [sweat] vb sweat or sweat.ed ; sweat.ing [ME sweten, fr. OE swaetan, fr. swat sweat; akin to OHG sweiz sweat, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROW — [brow] n [ME, fr. OE bru; akin to ON brun eyebrow, Gk ophrys, Skt bhru] (bef. 12c) 1 a: eyebrow …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROW — brow BrE AmE braʊ ▷ brows braʊz (= browse)
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SWEAT — / swet; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun LIQUID ON SKIN 1. [ U ] drops of liquid that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROW — / braʊ; NAmE / noun 1. ( literary ) the part of the face above the eyes and below the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEAT — I. sweat 1 /swet/ BrE AmE verb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: swætan , from swat 'sweat' (noun) ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BROW — brow /braʊ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: bru ] 1 . literary the part of …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SWEAT — n. & v. --n. 1 moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, esp. from heat or nervousness. 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SWEAT — n. & v. n. 1 moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, esp. from heat or nervousness. 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SWEAT — n. & v. --n. 1. moisture exuded through the pores of the skin, esp. from heat or nervousness. 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
SWEAT — ( sweats, sweating, sweated) 1. Sweat is the salty colourless liquid which comes through your skin when you are hot, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BROW — ( brows) 1. Your brow is your forehead. He wiped his brow with the back of his hand... = forehead …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SWEAT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be dripping with blood/sweat etc ▪ The hand that held the gun was dripping …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BROW — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES brow furrowed ▪ Quin’s brow furrowed in concentration. brow wrinkled ▪ His brow wrinkled when …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SWEAT — [formal] perspiration [noun] [U]The dancers were dripping/pouring with sweat (= the salty colourless liquid that you excrete through your skin) …
Cambridge English vocab
BROW — [noun] [C usually singular] slightly literary - the foreheadHe paused at the top of the hill and mopped his brow …
Cambridge English vocab

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