sweat of one's brow

Example Sentences

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Thou Shall Allow a Path to Earn All Items Through the Sweat of One’s Brow I’m firmly of the belief that any non-cosmetic, in-game item that is sold via microtransaction should also be able to be earned in-game with enough hard work.

From Forbes

To throw away a fortune for love of a woman is nothing--but to toil year in and year out, with tireless fidelity and sacrifice, to earn a wife's daily bread in the sweat of one's brow, is something!

From Project Gutenberg

I am a farmer in the 300-to-400-acre bracket, and it is not enough anymore to work by the sweat of one's brow.

From Time Magazine Archive

It may be all very meritorious to eat one's bread in the sweat of one's brow.

From Project Gutenberg

The literalness of the saying "making a living by the sweat of one's brow" dawned upon her for the first time.

From Project Gutenberg