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blood sweat and tears



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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

It was her blood, sweat and tears that allowed the family to purchase Clingmon’s childhood home and his aunt’s home, both of which burned to the ground in the Eaton fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 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

What does she have to show for more than a decade of blood, sweat and tears?

From BBC • Oct. 1, 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.