вгонять в пот

• ВГОНЯ ГЬ/ВОГНАТЬ В ПОТ кого coll

[VP; subj: human]

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1. [usu. impfv]

⇒ (often in refer, to physical labor) to compel s.o to work a lot and very intensely:

- X вгонял Y-а в пот{{}}≈ X worked Y hard (into the ground);

- X made Y work very hard;

- X pushed Y to the limit;

- X drove Y hard (relentlessly).

     ♦ До сдачи проекта оставались считанные дни, и Нефедов не только сам работал по шестнадцать часов в сутки, но вгонял в пот даже самых ленивых своих подчиненных. There were precious few days left before the project was due, and not only did Nefedov himself work sixteen hours a day, he pushed even the laziest of his workers to the limit.

2. to cause s.o. to feel extremely agitated, disquieted etc:

- X вогнал Y-а в пот{{}}≈ X made Y very nervous;

- X got Y all nervous;

- X made Y sweat;

- X threw Y into a panic.