no pain, no gain

(proverb) without suffering, there is no reward

Example Sentences:

A: This exercise is so difficult!
B: Yeah but it’ll help you lose weight. As they say, no pain, no gain!

I really hate studying, but no pain, no gain. If I don’t study I’ll never get into a good university.

Similar idioms:

1. pain in the butt
2. pain in the ass
3. work like a dog
4. pain in the neck
5. gain a foothold
6. get through
7. stitch in time saves nine
8. keep one’s nose to the grindstone
9. work one’s fingers to the bone