bear up

British  

verb

1. (intr, adverb) to endure cheerfully

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bear up Idioms  

1. 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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bear up

To bear up under the higher stress, the PDK’s clutches, gearsets and bevel gear have all been reinforced.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

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

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2023

One study from a group of international economists estimates that high-income countries could bear up to half of the global economic losses arising from global vaccine inequity.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 6, 2022

“Maybe we should do what we need to do to make it possible for them to entertain us, to help us bear up under tough isolation circumstances,” he said.

From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2021

“Do you stick that gummy bear up your nose to taste it?”

From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold