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What does blood, sweat and tears mean?

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Noun
  1. (idiomatic) A person's determination and hard work.
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From the farmer, who harvests the wheat from his land using his blood, sweat and tears.
He has literally put blood, sweat and tears into earning a living for his family, but it goes with the turf.
We enacted laws to curb landlordism and give bonded labourers the land they had given their blood, sweat and tears for.
Many of the contestants who have coughed up their proverbial blood, sweat and tears for the last few months see the decision in a much different, more impatient light.
There seemed to be quite a bit of construction, some plumbing, carpentry, and certainly a good deal of blood, sweat and tears.
We hold them to the highest standards of professional conduct and, through their blood, sweat and tears, they never let us down.

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