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The facts don’t bear out your fears.; The evidence so far simply does not bear him out.; His version of events just isn't borne out by the facts.; If you tell them what happened I will bear you out (on it).

I don't see how that information bears on this case.

We're giving up too many points - we have to bear down

I looked up to see the car bearing down on me.; He leaped away from the car bearing down on him.

to show bravery despite difficulties

Just bear with me while I finish downloading this file.; If you'll just bear with me for a moment, I'll find you a copy of the drawings.

to be patient and wait while someone does something

Suddenly it was borne in on him that he was becoming too old to start a new career.

Jamie? He bores the ass off me!

Sunbathing bores the pants off me.

(also also annoy, bore, etc. the bejesus out of sb)

(also also knock, belt, etc. the bejesus out of sb)

The two men just started beating the bejesus out of each other.

You scared the BEJESUS out of me!!!

he shares, a narrow market, rose 33.5p to 375p on rumours that the family-run group had received an approach worth more than 500p a share.

narrow-minded opinions/views; a narrow-minded person

The most accessible accounts, such as savings and checking deposit accounts, qualify as narrow money.; Narrow money is a subset of broad money that includes long-term deposits and other deposit-based accounts.

In the United States, narrow money is classified as M1 (M0 + demand accounts). In the United Kingdom, M0 is referenced as narrow money.

Broad money may include various deposit-based accounts that would take more than 24 hours to reach maturity and be considered accessible.

While M1/M0 are used to describe narrow money, M2/M3/M4 qualify as broad money and M4 represents the largest concept of the money supply.

The mice in the cupboard squeaked.; The door squeaked as it swung back and forth on its rusty hinges.; She let out a squeak of fright at the sight of the spider.

He squeaked through the exam.; Our team squeaked out a victory in Sunday’s game.

to just manage to do something

We caught the ferry but it was a narrow squeak.

We narrowed the list of candidates down from ten to three.

Ray runs an after-school program meant to keep young people on the straight and narrow.

a course of behavior that is correct

The election was won by the very narrow margin of only 185 votes.; The opposition had a narrow defeat.; We won a narrow victory.

We got out in time but it was a narrow escape.; They had a narrow escape when their car crashed.

The road narrows after the bridge.; The road narrows from four lanes to two when you leave town.

The retailer's loss narrowed to $3 million from $10 million a year earlier.

Scenes from the movie were filmed in some of Rome’s ancient, narrow streets.

The local newspaper tends to focus on narrow regional issues.

Dealers in London described trading as light with prices continuing to trade in a narrow range.

a narrowing gap/difference/deficit

Rising costs caused some narrowing of profit margins.

Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.

A poll was conducted to gauge consumers' attitudes.; It's difficult to gauge how they'll react.

a fuel/rain/wind/temperature/tyre gauge

a narrow-gauge/standard-gauge railway

a gauge of 16 millimetres

The fact that the play is being performed on Broadway is a gauge of its success.

a twelve-gauge shotgun

A gauge is also a measure of the thickness of a wire or of the opening inside the barrel (= long part) of a gun

According to the government's economic forecasting gauge, inflation will fall by another 1% next year.

verb - put into a barrel or barrels

a thing or part shaped like a barrel, esp a tubular part of a machine

We were barreling along at 80 miles an hour.

Drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control

the barrel of a horse

The suppers are always a barrel of laughs.

A barrel of beer in the US is 31 US gallons, and in the UK it is 36 UK gallons.

Today oil prices reached $81 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

pork-barrel projects/spending/politics; hey viewed the huge amounts spent on community environmental projects as pork barrel.

She knows I need the work so she's got me over a barrel in terms of what she pays me.

‘I like doing business with a man who knows he's over a barrel’;

To be 'over a barrel' is to be left without choice; in someone else's power.; used to refer to anyone in a situation where they have little choice.

There's no point beginning the project now if we don't have money on the barrel for it.

Well, I guess I'm not replacing my couch right now because the furniture store requires cash on the barrel. I'll have to come back after my next paycheck.

Manure needs to be shoveled out of the stable every day -- if it's Thursday it's my turn in the barrel.

also give sb both barrels, hit sb with both barrels); The team looked a bit lackluster in their first game, but they've come out with both barrels tonight.

give someone both barrels - informal - to criticize or attack someone with great energy or emotion; This term alludes to firing with both barrels of a double-barreled shotgun.

We used to get hundreds of qualified candidates, but lately I feel like we've been scraping the bottom of the barrel with the applicants we bring in.

to use the worst people or things because that is all that is available; Richard's in the team? You really are scraping the bottom of the barrel!

We were all bored silly by the play.

He used a drill to bore a hole in the wall.; The workmen bored through the rock.

I had to sit next to Michael at dinner - he's such a bore.; Am I boring you?

a narrow bore; a bore of 16 millimetres

the hollow part inside a gun barrel or other tube

the Severn Bore

a twelve-bore shotgun

I love his books, but in person he's a crashing bore.

To bear away from the wind, you must move your body weight to the other side of the board.

The baby was borne away to be bathed.; He handed his cloak to a girl who bore it away.; He jumped onto the raft and was borne away by the waves.

Eventually her efforts bore fruit and she got the job she wanted.; Some of their research is now bearing fruit, and the results are interesting.

to be successful especially after a lot of work or effort

You're like a bear with a sore head this morning. What's wrong with you?

I bear him no ill will.

Bearing in mind how young she is, I thought she did really well.; Of course, repair work is expensive and you have to keep that in mind.

I really don't want to go, but I guess I'll just have to grin and bear it.; This cast will be on my arm for six weeks, so I’ll just have to grin and bear it.

The latest sales figures bear witness to the success of our advertising campaign.; As last week's riots bear witness, the political situation is very unstable.

If something bears witness to a fact, it proves that it is true

issue/publish a bearish note on sth: The heavyweight stockbroker issued a bearish note on the company, sending shares in the chemicals giant £4 lower to £211.5.

It's shares advanced 10p to 214p, helped by a bullish note from Merrill Lynch.

In takeover terms, a bear hug is not hostile, but it puts pressure on the target.

While other bankers had their bonuses slashed during the recent bear market, bond traders continued to earn large payouts.

a time when investments in the financial markets are generally falling in value

When the market is down, you lay off the traders hired during the bull market.; bull market in sth: A long bull market in stocks was coming to an end.

a period when the price of shares and other investments are higher than usual, and many people invest because they expect to earn large profits

The stock market still has not recovered from the bear run that ended last spring.

Shares in the company have been subject to an aggressive bear raid over recent weeks.

a situation in which people who have an agreement to sell shares in the future at the present price, expect the price to go down and sell the shares believing that they can buy them back more cheaply before the date of the sale to the buyer.

Instead the price rises and they must buy the shares back at a higher price, which forces the price even higher - Traders reported a bear squeeze - when traders who have oversold a particular stock have to buy back shares to rebalance their portfolios.

airborne; waterborne

Tell me now! I can't bear the suspense!; I can't bear being bored.

"What if she'd been driving faster?" "It doesn't bear thinking about."

The stone plaque bearing his name was smashed to pieces.; The book bears several striking similarities to last year's bestseller.

I bear him no malice.; She bears a faint resemblance to my sister.

The chair, too fragile to bear her weight, collapsed.

She had borne six children by the time she was 30.; When his wife bore him a child he could not hide his delight.

Most animals bear their young in the spring.; The pear tree they planted has never borne fruit.

At Christmas the family all arrive at the house bearing gifts.; Countless waiters bore trays of drinks into the room.; The sound of the ice cream van was borne into the office on the wind.

to carry or bring something

to change direction slightly so that you are going in a particular direction; After you go past the church keep bearing left/right.

to travel or move in the stated direction - After you pass the light, bear left until you come to a bank.; turn and proceed in a specified direction

She bore witness to his patience and diligence.

If something bears testimony to a fact, it proves that it is true - The iron bridge bears testimony to the skills developed in that era.

The team was in a bullish mood before the start of the game.; The prime minister was in a bullish mood

cheerful and optimistic; confident or optimistic about somethingC

Many oil experts are taking a more bullish view of the sector.

She’s bullish on high-tech companies.; There is a bullish mood on Wall Street.; bullish on sth: With growing demand for telecommunication equipment, the market is very bullish on these types of stocks.;

if a market is bullish, a lot of people are buying shares, bonds, currency, etc. because they expect the price of them to increase; Oh, long term, I'm very bullish on the U.S. economy, Wolf.

The market was stronger as dealers were closing short positions.

Investors remain worried about valuations and claims that the market is overbought.

Stocks are in an oversold position right now.; We have seen a dramatic recovery from the ridiculously oversold levels of last March.

The flight had been oversold.; Airlines oversell on the assumption that some passengers won't turn up.

Be honest about the technology; do not oversell its potential.

But at $41.75 - almost 30% off its 52-week high - this stock has been oversold.

It's an opportunity to remind people of your undersold talents.

Disability insurance is the most undersold insurance.

A big supermarket can usually undersell a small local store.

to sell goods for less than someone else or for less than they are really worth - The big chains undersell new releases at first, and then as customers continue to come, they raise the price.; The lender got the valuation wrong and undersold the flat.

Don't undersell yourself - you have a lot to offer a company.

to make an idea, product, opportunity, etc., seem less attractive than it really is - undersell yourself: Many candidates undersell themselves when applying for jobs.; I don't want to undersell how difficult this is.

I believe this is a market that is seriously undervalued and undersold.

Some other male animals, including elephants and whales, are called bulls.; Our herd has two bulls and twenty cows.

uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

In the Roman Catholic church, a papal bull is an official statement on a particular subject that is issued by the Pope.

Bulls believe the US economy is beginning to pick up.

Don’t give me that bull about not getting my message.

nonsense or a lie

(of a female bear, lion, tiger, etc.) to give birth to a cub or cubs.

a young person being trained to write articles for a newspaper

A participant in the program is called a Cub. A group of Cubs is called a 'Pack'.

There certainly wasn't any malice in her comments.; the intention to do something wrong and esp. to cause injury

FORMAL - I bear him no malice (= do not want to harm or upset him).

and a unique element for first-degree or aggravated murder in a few.; To illegally harm someone with malice aforethought is to have thought about it and planned it before acting.

Malice aforethought is a translation of the Law French term malice prépensée.

I'm glad I had the forethought to make a copy of the letter, as proof of what had been promised.

careful consideration of what will be necessary or may happen in the future

a faint sound/noise/smell; There's not the faintest hope of ever finding him.; She gave me a faint smile of recognition.; She heard a faint, almost imperceptible cry.

She bears a faint resemblance to my sister.

"Is she going to stay?" "I haven't the faintest idea."; I don't have the faintest idea what you're talking about!

She felt faint with hunger.

I nearly fainted in the heat.; His face went pale and he looked as if he might faint.; You gave us a real scare when you fainted, you know.

He deals with subjects more fainthearted filmmakers would stay away from.

The drive along the winding coast road is not for the fainthearted.

The inquiry into the disaster damns the company for its lack of safety precautions.; The novel was damned by the critics for being too political.

This old car isn’t worth a damn.

Well, this is one of these things where you’re damned if you do and damned if you don’t.

I did my damnedest to persuade her. She was doing her damnedest to look as if she didn't care. He was doing his damnedest to make me feel uncomfortable so that I would leave.