NO PAIN, NO GAIN

Meaning of NO PAIN, NO GAIN in English

to improve, exercise until your muscles ache

A sign on our gym wall reads No Pain, No Gain!

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

NO PAIN, NO GAIN — ( saying ) used to say that you need to suffer if you want to achieve sth
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO PAIN, NO GAIN — to improve, exercise until your muscles ache A sign on our gym wall reads No Pain, No Gain!
English Idioms vocab
NO
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
Oxford English vocab
NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
Longman Activator English vocab
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO — 1. nəʋ n ( pl noes nəʋz ) 1. отрицание, нет two noes make a yes - два отрицания равны …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NO — 1. нареч. не, нисколько не ( употребляется, как правило, с наречием или прилагательным в сравнительной степени ) He is no …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NO — 1. нареч. не, нисколько не (употребляется, как правило, с наречием или прилагательным в сравнительной степени) He is no better and no worse …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NO — 1. _adv. 1> нет; no, I cannot - нет, не могу 2> не (при сравн. ст. = not any, not …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
NO — 1. adv. 1. нет; no, I cannot - нет, не могу 2. не (при сравн. ст. = not any, not …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
NO — 1. _adv. 1> нет; no, I cannot нет, не могу 2> не (при _comp. = not any, not at all); …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAIN — Physical suffering associated with a bodily disorder (such as a disease or injury) and accompanied by mental or emotional distress. …
Английский словарь Британика
PAIN — I. ˈpān noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English peyne, paine, from Old French peine, from Latin poena penalty, punishment, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GAIN — I. ˈgān adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English gayn, geyn, from Old English gēn, from Old Norse gegn — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PAIN
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GAIN — gain 1 — gainable , adj. /gayn/ , v.t. 1. to get (something desired), esp. as a result of one's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PAIN — I. ˈpān noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French peine, from Latin poena, from Greek poinē payment, penalty; akin to Greek …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GAIN — I. ˈgān noun Etymology: Middle English gayne, from Anglo-French gaigne, gain, from gaaigner to till, earn, gain, of Germanic origin; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PAIN — noun ·see pains, labor, effort. 2. pain ·noun specifically, the throes or travail of childbirth. 3. pain ·noun to inflict …
Webster English vocab
GAIN — noun to get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage. 2. gain ·vt the obtaining or amassing of profit …
Webster English vocab
PAIN — [pain] n [ME, fr. OF peine, fr. L poena, fr. Gk poine payment, penalty; akin to Gk tinein to pay, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
PAIN — a complex experience consisting of a physiological (bodily) response to a noxious stimulus followed by an affective (emotional) response to …
Britannica English vocabulary
PAIN — / peɪn; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun —see also pains 1. [ U , C ] the feelings …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAIN — / geɪn; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb OBTAIN / WIN 1. to obtain or win sth, especially sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAIN
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GAIN — I. gain 1 S3 W2 /ɡeɪn/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: gagner , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PAIN — n. & v. --n. 1 a the range of unpleasant bodily sensations produced by illness or by harmful physical contact …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
PAIN — n. & v. n. 1 a the range of unpleasant bodily sensations produced by illness or by harmful physical contact …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PAIN — n. & v. --n. 1. a the range of unpleasant bodily sensations produced by illness or by harmful physical contact …
Oxford English vocab
PAIN
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GAIN — ( gains, gaining, gained) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. If a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PAIN — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chest pain ▪ There are a number of causes of chest pain. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GAIN — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES achieve/obtain/gain statehood ▪ Utah obtained statehood in 1896. acquire/achieve/gain/develop competence ▪ First you have …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PAIN
Cambridge English vocab
PAIN — n. Physical suffering associated with a bodily disorder (such as a disease or injury) and accompanied by mental or emotional …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GAIN — Synonyms and related words : accept, access, accession, accomplish, accretion, accrual, accrue, accruement, accumulate, accumulation, achieve, achievement, acquire, acquisition, addition, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAIN — noun 1 physical pain ADJECTIVE ▪ acute , agonizing , awful , blinding , excruciating , extreme , great , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PAIN — INDEX: 1. pain 2. when a part of your body feels painful 3. to feel pain 4. when something makes …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAIN — See ↑ PAIN 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a pain (in the neck) • ↑ aches and pains • ↑ be …
Longman Activator English vocab
PAIN — n. 25B6; noun she endured great pain : SUFFERING, agony, torture, torment, discomfort. a pain in the stomach : ACHE, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PAIN
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PAIN — 1. сущ. 1) боль to allay, alleviate, dull, ease, kill, relieve, soothe pain ≈ ослаблять, облегчать, успокаивать, снимать, смягчать боль …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
GAIN — часто pl доходы; заработок; барыши; выручка; прибыль - in the hope of * в надежде на барыши - ill-gotten *s …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PAIN — pain.ogg 1. peın n 1. боль burning /sharp/ dull pain - острая тупая боль to register pain - испытывать /чувствовать/ …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAIN — gain.ogg _I 1. geın n 1. 1> часто pl доходы; заработок; барыши; выручка; прибыль in the hope of gain - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
GAIN — 1) увеличение; усиление; (при)рост; приращение || увеличивать(ся); усиливать(ся); расти 2) выигрыш 3) привес, увеличение массы 4) горн. вруб, зарубка 5) …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
GAIN — 1) увеличение; усиление; (при)рост; приращение || увеличивать(ся); усиливать(ся); расти 2) выигрыш 3) привес, увеличение массы 4) горн. вруб, зарубка 5) горн. орт, квершлаг, просек, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
GAIN — I gain сущ.1) а) прибыль, выгода to make gains — получать выгоду to consolidate one's gains — консолидировать/объединять (займы) to …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
PAIN — 1. peın n 1. боль burning /sharp/ dull pain - острая тупая боль to register pain - испытывать /чувствовать/ боль …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
GAIN — _I 1. geın n 1. 1> часто pl доходы; заработок; барыши; выручка; прибыль in the hope of gain - в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PAIN — 1. сущ. 1) боль to allay, alleviate, dull, ease, kill, relieve, soothe pain — ослаблять, облегчать, успокаивать, снимать, смягчать боль …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
GAIN — I ɡeɪn 1. сущ. 1) а) прибыль, выгода to make gains — получать выгоду to consolidate one's gains — консолидировать …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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