sweat like a sinner in church

sweat like a sinner in church

To sweat profusely. (A sinner would likely be fearful of eternal damnation while attending church.) It gets so hot and humid down here in the summer that you start sweating like a sinner in church as soon as you step out your front door! I was so nervous during the interview that I was sweating like a sinner in church!

See also: church, like, sinner, sweat

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