He had built the house and barn by the ..... of his brow. It had been hard and had taken years but the results were breathtaking and just how he wanted them to be

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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He had built the house and barn by the ..... of his brow. It had been hard and had taken years but the results were breathtaking and just how he wanted them to be. (*) bristle (*) focus (*) sweat (*) sprint

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He had built the house and barn by the sprint of his brow. It had been hard and had taken years but the results were breathtaking and just how he wanted them to be.

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The collocation ‘by the sprint of this brow’ does not exist so I’m afraid your answer is wrong.

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Using the google translator for “brow”, the right answer will be " sweat".

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By the sweat if his brow is an idiomatic phrase. Do you know what it means?

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I think it means he did his best (effort) to build the house and barn. If my answer is not right, perhaps the right answer is focus.

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