English Idioms: Sweat blood

English Idioms About “Work”
Idiom: Sweat blood
Meaning: To work very hard.
Example: She sweats blood every day just to bring home the bacon.

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    Idiom: Let the cat out of the bag
    Meaning: To reveal a secret, usually accidentally.
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  • English Idioms: Bear fruit

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    Idiom: Bear fruit
    Meaning: The phrase bear fruit means to yield successful results.
    Example: He thinks his new plan will undoubtedly bear fruit.

  • English Idioms: The weed of crime bears bitter fruit

    English Idioms About “Crime”
    Idiom: The weed of crime bears bitter fruit
    Meaning: The phrase the weed of crime bears bitter fruit means that nothing good comes from criminal schemes. The idiom comes from The Shadow radio drama broadcasted in the 1930s. The program is well-remembered for those episodes voiced by Orson Welles. The episodes start with: “Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts of me. The Shadow knows”
    Example: Don’t mislead yourself. You will pay for your crimes one day; the weed of crime bears bitter fruit.

  • English Idioms: All hat and no cattle

    English Idioms About “Clothes”
    Idiom: All hat and no cattle
    Meaning: Describing someone who is full of big talk but lacking action, power, or substance; pretentious.
    Example: We expect our president to be effective in his job, not a person who is all hat and no cattle.

  • English Idioms: Carrot and stick

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    Idiom: Carrot and stick
    Meaning: An offer involving a reward countered by the threat of punishment.
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  • English Idioms: War of words

    English Idioms About “War”
    Idiom: War of words
    Meaning: An argument between two people or groups.
    Example: The war of words between the two tcountries hasn’t ceased to for a long time.