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.