What brought this event on?
•What brought on this catastrophe?
2. to cause a case or an attack of a disease. •What brought on your coughing fit?
•Something in the air brought it on.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
bring something on — 1》 cause something unpleasant to occur. ↘(bring something on/upon) be responsible for something unpleasant that happens to (someone). 2》 (of the weather) promote the growth of crops. → bring … English new terms dictionary
bring something on — cause something, typically something unpleasant, to occur or develop ulcers are not brought on by a rich diet ■ bring something on/upon be responsible for something, typically something unpleasant, that happens to oneself or someone else the doom … Useful english dictionary
bring something on. — See bring something about sense 1. → bring … Useful english dictionary
bring something to life — phrase to make something exciting or interesting a book that brings the subject to life Thesaurus: to become, or to make something more interesting or excitingsynonym Main entry: life * * * bring something to life : to make something very… … Useful english dictionary
bring something down on someone — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
bring something down on — bring (something) down (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down… … New idioms dictionary
bring (something) down — (on (someone)) to cause something to have influence or power over someone. Why would you bring down that kind of attention if you were trying not to be noticed? We don t bring violence down on people. People bring it down on themselves … New idioms dictionary
bring something into play — phrase to make something start to have an effect If they continue to deliver late, we’ll have to bring the penalty charge into play. Thesaurus: to make something start to exist or happensynonym Main entry: play * * * cause something to begin… … Useful english dictionary
bring something to someone's notice — bring something to someone’s notice british formal phrase to tell someone about something Their working conditions were only brought to public notice last year. I’ll bring the situation to his notice at the first opportunity. Thesaurus: to… … Useful english dictionary
bring something to a halt — bring something to an end/a close/a halt/ phrase to make something stop He brought the conversation to a close. Thesaurus: to bring an end to somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym … Useful english dictionary
bring something to a close — bring something to an end/a close/a halt/ phrase to make something stop He brought the conversation to a close. Thesaurus: to bring an end to somethingsynonym to kill a person or animalsynonym … Useful english dictionary
