a
reference to a
statement made by the
English statesman, soldier and author,
Sir Winston Churchill (1874–1965) upon becoming
prime minister of Britain "I have nothing to
offer but blood, toil, tears and
sweat."
a
reference to part of a
speech made on May 13, 1940, by Winston Churchill (1874–1965), on the
occasion of his becoming
prime minister of
England. The full
quotation, said in
reference to the
task of
waging war against
Hitler's
tyranny in
World War II (1939–1945), was "I would say..., 'I have nothing to
offer but blood, toil, tears and
sweat.' " From this
developed the shortened
phrase blood,
sweat and tears, which is used to imply intense,
hard work, enormous
effort and sacrifice in some
task or relationship.