blood sweat and tears
Example Sentences
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It’s easier to marry the right person than marry the wrong person and, through blood, sweat and tears, attempt to turn him into the right person.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 6, 2025
"I've got so much more left in this tank and so much more blood sweat and tears to go through for my team and this shirt."
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
“For the prosecutor to argue against his own attorneys, they put their blood, sweat and tears into this case ... they got a felony guilty verdict.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2025
He told me in October that he had raised over $700,000, but it took blood, sweat, and tears to get there.
From Slate • Nov. 5, 2024
Young Copeland was ready for blood, sweat, and tears in his impulse to help conquer the lunar wastes.
From Comet's Burial by Gallun, Raymond Z.