Bear Idioms

(English Idioms & Sayings) Bear Idioms
bear/hold a grudge (against someone)

- to continue to be angry at someone, to resent someone
The woman continued to bear a grudge against her friend for many years.

bear fruit

- to yield or give results
The girl's hard work began to bear fruit when she won the dance contest.

bear in mind

- to consider that something is so
We have to bear in mind that the child is only three years old when he does something bad.

bear one's cross

- to carry or bear a burden
Raising three children on her own was the way that the woman had to bear her cross.

bear (someone or something) in mind

- to remember and think about someone or something
We had to bear in mind that the child was only three years old.

bear (something) out

- to prove that something is right
The man's constant lateness bore out the fact that he could never continue with one job for a long time.

bear the brunt of (something)

- to withstand the worst part or the strongest part of something
The small island bore the brunt of the tropical storm.

bear with (someone or something)

- to be patient with someone or something, to endure someone or something
We had to bear with our teacher as she explained the material to the new students.


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