Phrase guide

sweat like a pig

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To sweat profusely; to produce a lot of perspiration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: simile

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sweat like a horse, sweat buckets, sweat bullets, sweat like a hooker in church

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 全身冒汗 (quánshēn màohàn) — sweat profusely
  • Dutch: zweten als een otter — sweat profusely
  • Finnish: hikoilla kuin sika — sweat profusely
  • French: suer comme un bœuf — sweat profusely
  • French: suer à grosses gouttes — sweat profusely
  • Galician: suar coma un porco — sweat profusely
  • Galician: suar coma un cabalo — sweat profusely
  • German: schwitzen wie ein Schwein — sweat profusely
  • Norwegian: svette som en gris — sweat profusely
  • Polish: pocić się jak mysz — sweat profusely
  • Polish: spocić się jak mysz — sweat profusely
  • Russian: поте́ть как свинья́ (potétʹ kak svinʹjá) — sweat profusely
  • Russian: вспоте́ть как свинья́ (vspotétʹ kak svinʹjá) — sweat profusely
  • Spanish: sudar como un pollo — sweat profusely
  • Swedish: svettas som en gris — sweat profusely
  • Yiddish: שוויצן ווי אַ חזיר (shvitsn vi a khazer) — sweat profusely
  • Yiddish: שוויצן ווי אַ ביבער (shvitsn vi a biber) — sweat profusely