Without Breaking a Sweat.
English
idiom
To accomplish something effortlessly or with minimal effort.
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To accomplish something effortlessly or with minimal effort.
Trusted by1M+English learners & teachers worldwide
To do something difficult with complete ease.
When someone does something without breaking a sweat, they accomplish it with no visible struggle or strain.
It's used to describe impressive skill or ability that makes a hard task look easy.
"Piece of Cake"
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A task that is simply easy to do
"By the Skin of Your Teeth"
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Barely manage to succeed after nearly failing
"Without Breaking a Sweat"
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Do something difficult with complete ease and skill
You handled that presentation without breaking a sweat — the client was very impressed.
Thank you — I put a lot of preparation in beforehand.
You just rebuilt that entire website in two days without breaking a sweat.
It helped that I'd done something similar before.
She negotiated the whole deal without breaking a sweat — I was genuinely in awe.
She's been doing this for twenty years. Nothing rattles her.
