Polish English Dictionary

język polski - English

wypruwać sobie żyły in English:

1. sweat blood


I had to sweat blood to save enough money to buy this car.
He says that writing does not come naturally to him and he sweats blood over every sentence. I sweat blood every week just to earn enough money to feed my family.

English word "wypruwać sobie żyły"(sweat blood) occurs in sets:

grudzien styczen

2. to pull out all the stops


We had to pull out all the stops to meet the deadline.

English word "wypruwać sobie żyły"(to pull out all the stops) occurs in sets:

E Idiomy B2-C1

3. work your fingers to the bone