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bear up

verb

  1. intr, adverb to endure cheerfully
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Idioms and Phrases

Endure, face a hardship, as in Jane found it hard to bear up under the strain of her father's illness . This term is also used as an imperative, as in Bear up—the trip's almost over . [c. 1600]
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I got in my car, and I could still see the bear up ahead.

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One of them is that visitors should "never try to photograph a bear up close".

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"Was it because you had no answers to give to the police that would bear up to scrutiny?"

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She said their sons are "bearing up well" and thanked people for their support and kindness.

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“Yes. I’m sure it feels very hard. But you will need to learn to bear up, if you want to be a mother.”

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