break out in a sweat

idiom

: to begin to sweat
I broke out in a sweat as I struggled up the hill.

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Keeping up with the frozen food craze is enough to make food manufacturers and grocery executives break out in a sweat. Louis Biscotti, Forbes, 1 June 2021

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“Break out in a sweat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/break%20out%20in%20a%20sweat. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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