汗流浃背 (hán) — (idiom) drenched in sweat; streaming with sweat from head to back (from heat, exertion, or anxiety)
Definition
Vivid chengyu: sweat literally streams down the back. Used literally for hard labor in heat, and figuratively for being so nervous or scared the sweat pours out.
idiom
drenched in sweatstreaming with sweat from head to back (from heat, exertion, or anxiety)
Examples
- ，汗流浃背。Pǎo wán wǔ gōng lǐ, tā hán.After running five kilometers, he was drenched in sweat.
- ，汗流浃背。Xià tiān zài tài yáng xià gàn huó, měi rén dōu hán.Working under the sun in summer, everyone was streaming with sweat.
- 汗流浃背。Shàng tái yǎn jiǎng shí tā jǐn zhāng dé hán.He was so nervous giving the speech that he was drenched in sweat.
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