blood, sweat and tears

a lot of effort and suffering This house is the result of 3 years' blood, sweat and tears.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Mujo	-	Bosnian
Orinda	-	English (Rare)
Noreen	nawr-EEN	Irish, English
Lempi	LEM-pee	Finnish
Narayana	-	Hinduism, Indian, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil
Meint	MIENT	Dutch