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Phrase(s): No pain, no gain. Fig. If you want to improve, you must work so hard that it hurts. (Associated with sports and physical exercise.) • Player: I can’t do any more push-ups. My muscles hurt. Coach: No pain, no gain. • Come on, everybody! Run one more lap! No pain, no gain!
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs