bear fruit

Idioms  

1. Yield results, have a favorable outcome, as in This new idea of his is bound to bear fruit. This metaphoric term, first recorded in 1879, transfers the production of fruit by a tree or plant to other kinds of useful yield.

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Example Sentences

These investments are starting to bear fruit, as the company narrowed its loss and logged slightly higher sales in the fourth quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, this strategy has yet to bear fruit.

From Barron's

However, this strategy has yet to bear fruit.

From Barron's

The strategy should position the company for long-term success by growing transactions, and is starting to bear fruit, Boatwright said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Another account describes Jacopo of Rosia ordering an unreliable apple tree to bear fruit every year and multiplying cabbages.

From Science Daily

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