bear down (on someone or something)

bear down (on someone or something)
bear down (on someone or something)
to press down on someone or something. •

Bear down on the pen. You have to make a lot of copies.

Don't bear down too hard or you'll break it.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • bear down on someone — bear down (on (someone/something)) 1. to use all your effort to do something. Our students will have to bear down if they want to pass their exams. 2. to push or press on something. When washing your car, try not to bear down too hard or you ll… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear down on — verb 1. sail towards another vessel, of a ship (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑bear down upon • Topics: ↑navigation, ↑pilotage, ↑piloting • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • bear down on something — bear down (on (someone/something)) 1. to use all your effort to do something. Our students will have to bear down if they want to pass their exams. 2. to push or press on something. When washing your car, try not to bear down too hard or you ll… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear down on — bear down (on (someone/something)) 1. to use all your effort to do something. Our students will have to bear down if they want to pass their exams. 2. to push or press on something. When washing your car, try not to bear down too hard or you ll… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear down — (on (someone/something)) 1. to use all your effort to do something. Our students will have to bear down if they want to pass their exams. 2. to push or press on something. When washing your car, try not to bear down too hard or you ll take off… …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear down — verb 1. exert a force with a heavy weight (Freq. 1) The snow bore down on the roof • Syn: ↑drag down, ↑bear down on, ↑press down on, ↑weigh down • Hypernyms: ↑press …   Useful english dictionary

  • bear down phrasal — verb 1 bear down on to move quickly towards someone in a threatening way: His aunt bore down on him and insisted he joined them for dinner. | A powerboat was bearing down on us. 2 (I) to use all your strength and effort to push or press down on… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bear down — 1) PHRASAL VERB If someone or something bears down on you, they move quickly towards you in a threatening way. [V P on n] A group of half a dozen men entered the pub and bore down on the bar... [V P on n] The girl flashed a dazzling smile at the… …   English dictionary

  • bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • bear — I UK [beə(r)] / US [ber] verb [transitive] Word forms bear : present tense I/you/we/they bear he/she/it bears present participle bearing past tense bore UK [bɔː(r)] / US [bɔr] past participle borne UK [bɔː(r)n] / US [bɔrn] *** 1) [usually in… …   English dictionary

  • bear — I [[t]be͟ə(r)[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ bears, bearing, bore, borne (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.… …   English dictionary

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