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

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 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

“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