cross to bear

A difficult responsibility or burden that someone must handle on their own. When Nancy's husband passed away, she was left with quite a cross to bear having to raise four children on her own.

cross to bear

A burden or trial one must put up with, as in Alzheimer's is a cross to bear for the whole family, or in a lighter vein, Mowing that huge lawn once a week is Brad's cross to bear: This phrase alludes to the cross carried by Jesus to his crucifixion. Today it may be used either seriously or lightly. [Second half of 1500s]

a cross to bear

If you have a cross to bear, you have a responsibility or a difficult situation which you must tolerate. Success has brought astonishing levels of media attention and that is a cross the young player has to bear. It's not an ideal situation but we all have our crosses to bear. Note: The reference here is to Jesus being made to carry the cross on which He was to die to the place of execution.

cross to bear, a/one's

A burden of misfortune, guilt, or other suffering. The term comes from the story of Jesus’s crucifixion, in which a passerby named Simon the Cyrene was stopped and told to carry the cross to be so used to Calvary, the place of execution (Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26; the last Gospel account, John 19:17, has Jesus carrying his own cross). From this, carrying a cross came to symbolize Jesus’ suffering, and by extension, the suffering of all human beings. Today the term is frequently used more lightly, as for example, “The Dallas Cowboys, who are mired in a slump this season, are her cross to bear” (Robin Finn, New York Times, writing about the tennis player and Cowboys fan Martina Navratilova, Nov. 13, 1989).

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释义	cross to bear cross to bear A difficult responsibility or burden that someone must handle on their own. When Nancy's husband passed away, she was left with quite a cross to bear having to raise four children on her own. See also: bear, cross Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. cross to bear A burden or trial one must put up with, as in Alzheimer's is a cross to bear for the whole family, or in a lighter vein, Mowing that huge lawn once a week is Brad's cross to bear: This phrase alludes to the cross carried by Jesus to his crucifixion. Today it may be used either seriously or lightly. [Second half of 1500s] See also: bear, cross The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. a cross to bear If you have a cross to bear, you have a responsibility or a difficult situation which you must tolerate. Success has brought astonishing levels of media attention and that is a cross the young player has to bear. It's not an ideal situation but we all have our crosses to bear. Note: The reference here is to Jesus being made to carry the cross on which He was to die to the place of execution. See also: bear, cross Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. cross to bear, a/one's A burden of misfortune, guilt, or other suffering. The term comes from the story of Jesus’s crucifixion, in which a passerby named Simon the Cyrene was stopped and told to carry the cross to be so used to Calvary, the place of execution (Matthew 27:32; Mark 15:21; Luke 23:26; the last Gospel account, John 19:17, has Jesus carrying his own cross). From this, carrying a cross came to symbolize Jesus’ suffering, and by extension, the suffering of all human beings. Today the term is frequently used more lightly, as for example, “The Dallas Cowboys, who are mired in a slump this season, are her cross to bear” (Robin Finn, New York Times, writing about the tennis player and Cowboys fan Martina Navratilova, Nov. 13, 1989). See also: cross The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer See also: a cross to bear cross to bear, a/one's have a (heavy) cross to bear have a cross to bear have your cross to bear have (one's) cross to bear cross (somebody has) to carry carry (one's) cross speaking quite frankly hold the sack References in periodicals archive We know you've had a terrible cross to bear but this endless mistletoe whine will make you ill. Oh stop being so cross, Cliff You do not name your daughter Rose if your surname is Bush, so naming your child after Hitler is burdening your child with a heavy cross to bear. It can cause all kinds of problems for the child and let's be honest, children do not need much of an excuse to bully. I feel sorry for the child named Hitler; Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: letters@birminghammail.co.uk Twitter: @birminghammail Facebook: facebook.com/birminghammail Post: Birmingham Mail, 60 Church Street, Birmingham B3 2DJ (We all have a cross to bear, that's why when Filipinos see the Black Nazarene, they see themselves get back on their feet again bearing that cross and embrace that cross.) /jpv Black Nazarene devotees keep coming back for life's 'miracles' EVERYONE has a cross to bear but making a Russian bear cross may not be the wisest move. Fangs for pawsome poses Keyboard player and vocalist Gregg wrote their biggest hits - including Whipping Post, It's Not My Cross to Bear and Midnight Rider. Rocker Gregg Allman dies at 69 It appears that living in the centre of Middlesbrough, we will just have to take such anti-social activities as our cross to bear. As the owner of one of the vehicles that was damaged, I wanted to ask: will an apology be forthcoming from Mr Qureshi for the damage and stress caused by his actions? An anti-social cross to bear WHO do you think said the following about Britain: "A misplaced sense of superiority, sustained by delusions of grandeur and a tenacious obsession with the last war" and "Britain has a cross to bear, more insidious than Germany's Nazism"? Putting UK back in place; Letters THE phrase "everyone has a cross to bear" could not be more true for former drug addict turned family man Clive Cornish. Clive arrives home after cross trek Life is a mixture of sunshine and rain, laughter and pleasure, tear drops and pain, we've been through it all, it's etched in our hearts, from the moment we met you, right from the start, we loved in an instant, like never before, the beautiful daughter who we clearly adored, the pain is a burden, our cross to bear, it comes with a love that's precious and rare, love you forever and always Debony, Mam, Dad, twin sister Skye and family xxxx. IN MEMORIAM MY CROSS TO BEAR is recommended for any general-interest or music collection seeing strong attraction to music books about rock and roll musicians, and comes from one of the founding members of the Allman Brothers Band. My Cross to Bear MY CROSS TO BEAR offers the definitive story of a band member who for nearly fifty years has authored some of the most recognizable songs in American rock music. The Music Shelf I HOOTED with laughter when I read the letter from the wife of Kevin Lynch (the man who hates women drivers) saying that her 'cross to bear' was Mr Lynch and that he has actually been reported for alleged speeding in the past. There are just good and bad drivers; Letters Great comedians, whatever gifts they were given, were given with one hand and they were given a cross to bear with the other. They say; On the web The problem many light-skinned Blacks have of being mistaken for other races (especially those of us who could pass for White if we wanted) is a particularly unique conundrum and cross to bear in American society. 'I am not white' American trade union leaders have made the issue their cross to bear, portraying it as the ultimate betrayal of the promises made for the overseas flight of manufacturing jobs. High-speed outsourcing: jobs, workers and rights in the age of capital flight
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