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[bear a hand] See: LEND A HAND.
[beard] See: LAUNCH UP ONE’S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE’S SLEEVE or LAUGH IN ONE’S BEARD.
[bear down]{v.} 1. To press or push harder; work hard at; give full strength and attention. •/She is bearing down in her studies to win a scholarship./ •/The baseball pitcher is bearing down./ •/The pitcher bore down on the star batter./ •/Teachers of the deaf bear down on English./ •/The sergeant bears down on lazy soldiers./ Contrast: LET UP(2b). 2. To move toward in an impressive or threatening way. — Often used with "on". •/While he was crossing the street a big truck bore down on him./ •/The little ship tried to escape when the big pirate ship bore down./ •/After the boys threw the snowballs they saw a large lady bearing down upon them from across the street./
[bear down on] or [upon]{v. phr.} To draw constantly nearer with great speed and force. •/The police cars were bearing down on the bank robbers' get-away car./
[bear fruit]{v. phr.} To yield results. •/We hope that the company’s new investment policy will bear fruit./
[bear in mind] See: IN MIND.
[bear in the air] or [bear in the sky]{n. phr.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon} A police helicopter flying overhead watching for speeders. •/Slow down, good buddy, there’s a bear in the air./
[bear off the palm] See: CARRY OFF THE PALM.
[bear one’s cross] See: CARRY ONE’S CROSS.
[bear out]{v.} To show to be right; prove; support. •/Modern findings do not bear out the old belief that the earth is flat./ •/Seward’s faith in his purchase of Alaska was borne out, even though it was once called "Seward’s Folly."/
[bear trap]{n.}, {slang}, {citizen’s band radio jargon} A police radar unit designed to catch speeders. •/Watch the bear trap at exit 101./
[bear up]{v.} 1. To hold up; carry; support; encourage. •/The old bridge can hardly bear up its own weight any more./ •/He was borne up by love of country./ 2. To keep up one’s courage or strength; last. — Often used with "under". •/This boat will bear up under hurricane winds./ •/She bore up well at the funeral./ Syn.: STAND UP. Compare: CARRY ON.
[bear watching]{v. phr.} 1. To be worth watching or paying attention to; have a promising future. •/That young ball player will bear watching./ 2. To be dangerous or untrustworthy. •/Those tires look badly worn; they will bear watching./ Compare: KEEP AN EYE ON.
[bear with]{v.}, {formal} To have patience with; not get angry with. •/Your little sister is sick. Try to bear with her when she cries./ •/It is hard to bear with criticism./ Syn.: PUT UP WITH. Compare: CARRY ONE’S CROSS.
[beat] See: HEART SKIP A BEAT, OFF THE BEATEN TRACK.
[beat about the bush] or [beat around the bush]{v. phr.}, {slang} To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point. •/He would not answer yes or no, but beat about the bush./ •/He beat about the bush for a half hour without coming to the point./ Compare: BESIDE THE POINT. Contrast: COME TO THE POINT.
[beat all] or [beat the Dutch]{v. phr.}, {informal} To be strange or surprising. •/John found a box full of money buried in his garage. Doesn’t that beat all!/ •/It beats the Dutch how Tom always makes a basket./
[beat all hollow] also [beat hollow]{v. phr.}, {slang} To do much better than; to beat very badly. •/We beat their team all hollow./ •/As a speaker, he beats us all hollow./
[beat a retreat]{v. phr.} 1. To give a signal, esp. by beating a drum, to go back. •/The Redcoats' drums were beating a retreat./ 2. To run away. •/They beat a retreat when they saw that they were too few./ •/The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming./ Compare: BACK DOWN, FALL BACK.
[beat around the bush] See: BEAT ABOUT THE BUSH.
[beat down]{v.} 1. To crush or break the spirit of; win over; conquer. •/All their defenses were beaten down by the tanks./ 2. {informal} a. To try to get reduced; force down by discussing. •/Can we beat down the price?/ b. To persuade or force (someone) to accept a lower price or easier payments. •/He tried to beat us down, so we did not sell the house./ 3. To shine brightly or hotly. •/At noon the sun beat down on our heads as we walked home./
[beaten path]{n. phr.} The usual route or way of operating that has been conventionally established, •/If we always follow the beaten path, we’ll never have the courage to try something new./
[beaten track]{n.} See: BEATEN PATH.
[beat hollow] See: BEAT ALL HOLLOW.
[beat into one’s head]{v. phr.}, {informal} To teach by telling again and again; repeat often; drill, also, to be cross and punish often. •/Tom is lazy and stubborn and his lessons have to be beaten into his head./ •/I cannot beat it into his head that he should take off his hat in the house./
[beat it]{v.}, {slang} To go away in a hurry; get out quickly. •/When he heard the crash he beat it as fast as he could./ — Often used as a command. •/The big boy said, "Beat it, kid. We don’t want you with us."/ Compare: CLEAR OUT(2), LIGHT OUT, HEAD FOR THE HILLS.
[beat one to it]{v. phr.} To arrive or get ahead of another person. •/I was about to call you, John, but you have beat me to it! Thanks for calling me./
[beat one’s brains out] or [beat one’s brains]{v. phr.}, {slang} To try very hard to understand or think out something difficult; tire yourself out by thinking. •/It was too hard for him and he beat his brains out trying to get the answer./ •/Some students are lazy, but others beat their brains and succeed./
[beat one’s gums]{v. phr.}, {slang} To engage in idle talk, or meaningless chatter; generally to talk too much. •/"Stop beating your gums, Jack," Joe cried. "I am falling asleep."/ Compare: CHEW THE FAT or CHEW THE RAG, SHOOT THE BREEZE or BAT THE BREEZE or FAN THE BREEZE or SHOOT THE BULL.