bear

bear the brunt of: seebrunt.

bear fruit: seefruit.

bear in mind: seemind.

bring something to bear (on something)

1 aim (a weapon) (at something).

2 muster and use something to effect (on something).

Do bears shit in the woods? used to indicate that something is blatantly obvious. informal

2005Mark BartonLosing Today: Mark's Tales Do we review demos, he asked on the accompanying note-hey, do bears shit in woods-course we do, especially when they are as fine as this.

grin and bear it: seegrin.

have your cross to bear: seecross.

like a bear with a sore head (of a person) very irritable. British informal

loaded for bear fully prepared for any eventuality, typically a confrontation or challenge. North American informal

☞ The image here may be of a hunting gun loaded and ready to shoot a bear.

not bear thinking about be too terrible to contemplate.