An idiom is a group of words, or in other words, a phrase that has a meaning other than its literal meaning of the words in it.
Idiom:
sweat (something) out or sweat out (something)
Meaning:
to wait anxiously for something, to worry about something
Example:
I spent the day sweating out whether or not I would get the job.
List of common idioms, their meanings and examples of their usage in sentences
An expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements or in its grammatically atypical use of words.