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

However, this strategy has yet to bear fruit.

From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Feb. 2, 2026

American’s investments in its products, brand and network “should bear fruit in 2026,” analysts at Deutsche Bank said in a note Wednesday.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 28, 2026

The economy would improve despite rising unemployment, he said, when plans the government put in place during their first choppy year began to bear fruit.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

It did not look strong enough to bear fruit, did not look useful at all, like most of the plants here.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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