break into a sweat
break into a sweat — phrasal verb
- break into a sweatbase form
- breaks into a sweat3rd person singular
- breaking into a sweat-ing form
- broke into a sweatpast simple
- broken into a sweatpast participle
1. to start perspiring because of physical effort, heat, nervousness, or fear.
to start perspiring because of physical effort, heat, nervousness, or fear.
After running up three flights of stairs, Owen broke into a sweat.
break into a sweat after physical exercise
Anjali always breaks into a sweat just before giving a big presentation at work.
The kitchen was so hot the chef broke into a sweat by mid-morning.
Mateo broke into a cold sweat when he heard a noise from the dark basement.
A short walk in the summer sun makes Reema break into a sweat.
- start sweating
more literal and less idiomatic than 'break into a sweat'
- perspire
more formal and technical; sounds clinical in everyday conversation
文法句型
break into a sweat
break into a cold sweat
用法筆記
Frequently used with the modifier cold to indicate sweating caused by fear or anxiety rather than physical effort. This phrasal verb is intransitive and cannot be used in the passive voice.