BRING STH TO BEAR (ON SB/STH)


Meaning of BRING STH TO BEAR (ON SB/STH) in English

( formal ) to use energy, pressure, influence, etc. to try to achieve sth or make sb do sth :

We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task.

Pressure was brought to bear on us to finish the work on time.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.