Usually means: Exert oneself to cause perspiration.
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  1. break a sweat: Merriam-Webster
  2. break a sweat: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. break a sweat: Wiktionary
  4. Break a Sweat: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. break a sweat: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. break a sweat: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (break a sweat)

verb:  To start sweating.
verb:  (idiomatic, chiefly in the negative) To put effort into something.

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