- bear someone or something up
- bear someone or something up†to hold someone or something up; to support someone or something. •
Will this bench bear me up?
•This bench is so sturdy it would bear up an elephant.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bear someone or something up
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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 — 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
bear*/ — [beə] (past tense bore [bɔː] ; past participle borne [bɔːn] ) verb [T] I 1) if you cannot bear someone or something, you do not like them at all or cannot accept them Most of her friends can t bear her husband.[/ex] She couldn t bear the thought… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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 — 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 with someone — bear with (someone/something) to be patient with someone or something. Just bear with me while I finish downloading this file … New idioms dictionary
bear with something — bear with (someone/something) to be patient with someone or something. Just bear with me while I finish downloading this file … New idioms dictionary
bear with — (someone/something) to be patient with someone or something. Just bear with me while I finish downloading this file … New idioms dictionary
bear comparison — bear (or stand) comparison be of sufficient quality to be likened favorably to someone or something of the same kind it can stand comparison with any publishing house … Useful english dictionary
