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Ann225 Posted 7 years ago
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Work up a sweat

Hi,

"I think that I worked up more sweat during my accounting exam than when I went for a run this morning."

Can 'work up a sweat' be used this way to emphasize how stressed out I was and how it caused me to sweat?

Thank you.

  

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I've never heard it used that way. Working up a sweat means that we are getting good cardiovascular exercise. It is a good thing, not a stressful thing.

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  • I've never heard it used that way.
  • Working up a sweat means that we are getting good cardiovascular exercise.
  • It is a good thing, not a stressful thing.
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I've never heard it used that way.
Working up a sweat means that we are getting good cardiovascular exercise. It is a good thing, not a stressful thing.

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