no pain, no gain

proverb

Etymology

Came into prominence around 1982 through the American actress Jane Fonda's aerobic workout videos.

Definitions

  1. One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort (e.g., hard work, risk, or…

    One must be willing to endure some inconvenience or discomfort (e.g., hard work, risk, or both) in order to achieve worthwhile goals.

    • Near-synonyms: nothing ventured, nothing gained; no guts, no glory

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for no pain, no gain. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA