Are you familiar with the verb ‘sweat’? It is a natural process in which you produce a clear, salty liquid (i.e. sweat) through the skin when you feel hot, ill or stressed/frightened.


I think this idiom is quite straightforward which makes it easier to understand than others.

make somebody sweat [INFORMAL] – to make someone wait nervously

When was the last time someone made you sweat?

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