sweat like a pig

English

Verb

sweat like a pig

(simile) To sweat profusely; to produce a lot of perspiration.

Translations

sweat profusely

Chinese:
Mandarin: 全身冒汗 (quánshēn màohàn) (to sweat all body)
Dutch: zweten als een otter
Finnish: hikoilla kuin sika
French: suer comme un bœuf (fr)
German: wie ein Schwein schwitzen

Norwegian: svette som en gris
Russian: поте́ть как свинья́ impf (potétʹ kak svinʹjá), вспоте́ть как свинья́ pf (vspotétʹ kak svinʹjá)
Spanish: sudar como un pollo
Swedish: svettas som en gris
Yiddish: שוויצן ווי אַ חזיר‎ (shvitsn vi a khazer), שוויצן ווי אַ ביבער‎ (shvitsn vi a biber)

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