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

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 • Jan. 4, 2026

"Was it because you had no answers to give to the police that would bear up to scrutiny?"

From BBC • Jun. 16, 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

“Yes. I’m sure it feels very hard. But you will need to learn to bear up, if you want to be a mother.”

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron