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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Example Sentences

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

From Literature

He was being borne up by something down there, beneath him.

From Literature

Offsetting these gains are the continued tariffs, of which consumers could bear up to $100 billion of the cost, Evercore figures.

From The Wall Street Journal

“A police car with an air horn or the siren, we would push the bear up out of the community. Fifteen minutes later, they were right back downtown,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

I got in my car, and I could still see the bear up ahead.

From Los Angeles Times