I was so frightened, I broke out in a cold sweat.
•Larry broke out in a cold sweat when he cut his hand.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Cold Sweat — For other uses, see Cold sweat (disambiguation). Cold Sweat The Cold Sweat album Single by James Brown from the album Cold Sweat … Wikipedia
cold sweat — noun the physical condition of concurrent perspiration and chill; associated with fear (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑physical condition, ↑physiological state, ↑physiological condition • Part Holonyms: ↑fear, ↑fearfulness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
break out in cold sweat — If you break out in a cold sweat, you begin to perspire a lot, usually from anxiety. I get nervous at the dentist s and usually break out in a cold sweat … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
cold sweat — noun (singular) a reaction by your body when you are nervous or afraid, in which you sweat 1 (1) but still feel cold: The thought of the trial made him break out in a cold sweat … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
break out in something — ˌbreak ˈout in sth derived to suddenly become covered in sth • Her face broke out in a rash. • He broke out in a cold sweat (= for example, through fear). Main entry: ↑breakderived … Useful english dictionary
sweat — n. 1) to break out in a cold sweat 2) beads of sweat 3) (misc.) by the sweat of one s brow ( by working very hard ) * * * [swet] beads of sweat to break out in a cold sweat (misc.) by the sweat of one s brow ( by working very hard ) … Combinatory dictionary
sweat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ light ▪ clammy ▪ My shirt stuck to the clammy sweat on my back. ▪ cold … Collocations dictionary
sweat — [[t]swe̱t[/t]] sweats, sweating, sweated 1) N UNCOUNT Sweat is the salty colourless liquid which comes through your skin when you are hot, ill, or afraid. Both horse and rider were dripping with sweat within five minutes... He wiped the sweat off … English dictionary
sweat — sweat1 [swet] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(liquid from skin)¦ 2¦(work)¦ 3¦(worry)¦ 4 don t sweat it 5 don t sweat the small stuff 6¦(produce liquid)¦ 7¦(cook)¦ Phrasal verbs sweat something<=>off sweat something<=>out ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
sweat — 1 verb 1 LIQUID FROM SKIN (I) to have liquid coming out through your skin, especially because you are hot or frightened: I was sweating after the long climb. | sweat heavily/profusely (=sweat a lot) | sweat like a pig informal (=sweat a lot) |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sweat — sweat1 [ swet ] noun uncount * 1. ) liquid that forms on your skin when you are hot: She wiped the sweat off her forehead with a towel. Jeff s T shirt was soaked in sweat. 2. ) INFORMAL hard work: A lot of sweat went into making this project a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
