bear down »
To approach another vessel from windward.
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bear down »
To press down on someone.
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bear down »
To intensify one's efforts.
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bear down »
When giving birth, to push.
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bear down on »
To approach someone in a very determined way.
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bear hug »
wrestling hold
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bear in mind »
Remember; consider; note.
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bear in with »
Nearer.
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bear on »
To influence, have an effect on.
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bear on »
To be relevant to.
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bear out »
To corroborate, prove, or confirm; to demonstrate; to provide evidence for.
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bear up »
To sail close to the wind.
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bear up »
To endure hardship cheerfully.
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bear with »
To be patient with.
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borne out »
Past participle of bear out.
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bring forth »
To produce, bear as fruit.
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calling card »
A small printed card which identifies the bearer, traditionally presented for introduction when making a social visit to a home or when attending a formal social event or business meeting.
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can't wait »
To eagerly anticipate; to find it unbearable to wait for a forthcoming pleasurable event.
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does a bear shit in the woods »
Rhetorical question in response to a question where the answer is an emphatic yes.
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don't shoot the messenger »
The bearer of bad news should not be held accountable for the bad news.
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false friend »
A word in a foreign language bearing a deceptive resemblance to a word in one's own language.
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flower »
A plant that bears flowers.
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flower »
Of plants, a state of bearing blooms.
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get off one's high horse »
To stop acting in an imperious, overbearing or bossy manner.
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give 'em enough rope »
Allow one to function unhindered, or without further overbearing oversight.
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have had it up to here »
To have become very frustrated or angry; to have reached the limit of one's patience or forbearance.
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have to do with the price of tea in China »
To have any relation or bearing whatsoever on the topic at hand, usually used to emphasize the lack of relationship of a non sequitur.
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legal duty »
A duty prescribed by the law, to act or forbear from acting.
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loaded for bear »
Mentally prepared for a daunting situation or confrontation.
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loaded for bear »
Thoroughly equipped, as for a demanding task or confrontation.
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misery loves company »
Misery is easier to bear when one is not the only one miserable.1995, Chris Abbott,
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mother hen »
A female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.
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pay the freight »
To bear the cost.
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poison tree bears poison fruit »
Unethical actions in the service of good intentions will have immoral or unethical consequences.
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some days you get the bear, other days the bear gets you »
One cannot always overcome a powerful adversary.
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the straw that broke the camel's back »
A small and seemingly insignificant addition to a burden that renders it too much to bear; the small thing which causes failure, or causes inability or unwillingness to endure any more of something.
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weigh in »
To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue.
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