HAVE A (HEAVY) CROSS TO BEAR

Meaning of HAVE A (HEAVY) CROSS TO BEAR in English

to have a difficult problem that makes you worried or unhappy but that you have to deal with :

We all have our crosses to bear.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROSS — I Principal symbol of Christianity , recalling the crucifixion of Jesus . There are four basic iconogaphic representations: the crux …
Английский словарь Британика
BEAR — I Generally massive, short-legged mammals constituting the family Ursidae. Bears are the most recently evolved carnivore, found in Europe, Asia, …
Английский словарь Британика
HEAVY — I. ˈhevē, -vi adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig, Old Saxon hēbig; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HAVE — I. (|)hav, (|)hev; as an auxiliary “ or _(h)əv or after a vowel v; before “to” usually |haf or |hef …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs also ˈkräs noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle English cros, crosse, from Old English cros, from Old Norse …
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BEAR — I. ˈbe(ə)r, ˈba(a)(ə)r, ˈbeə, ˈba(a)ə noun ( -s ; see sense 1 ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bere, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAVY — — heaviness , n. /hev"ee/ , adj., heavier, heaviest , n. , pl. heavies , adv. adj. 1. of great …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAVE — /hav/ ; unstressed /heuhv, euhv/ ; for 26 usually /haf/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. have …
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CROSS — — crossable , adj. — crossability , n. /kraws, kros/ , n., v., adj., crosser, crossest . n. 1. a …
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BEAR — bear 1 /bair/ , v. , bore or ( Archaic ) bare; borne or born; bearing . v.t. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAVY — I. ˈhe-vē adjective ( heavi·er ; -est ) Etymology: Middle English hevy, from Old English hefig; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CROSS — I. ˈkrȯs noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BEAR — I. ˈber noun ( plural bears ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bere, from Old English bera; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HEAVY — vt to make heavy. 2. heavy ·adj having the heaves. 3. heavy ·superl with child; pregnant. 4. heavy ·superl not …
Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
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Webster English vocab
HEAVY — [heavy] adj heavi.er ; -est [ME hevy, fr. OE hefig; akin to OHG hebic heavy, OE hebban to lift--more at …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CROSS — [cross] n [ME, fr. OE, fr. ON or OIr; ON kross, fr. OIr cros, fr. L cruc-, crux] (bef. 12c) …
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BEAR — [bear] n, pl bears often attrib [ME bere, fr. OE bera; akin to OE brun brown--more at brown] (bef. 12c) …
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CROSS — the principal symbol of the Christian religion, recalling the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the redeeming benefits of his Passion …
Britannica English vocabulary
HEAVY — / ˈhevi; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( heav·ier , heavi·est ) WEIGHING A LOT 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROSS — / krɒs; NAmE krɔːs/ noun , verb , adjective ■ noun MARK ON PAPER 1. [ C ] a mark …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAR — / beə(r); NAmE ber/ verb , noun ■ verb ( bore / bɔː(r); NAmE / borne / bɔːn; NAmE bɔːrn/) …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVY — I. heav ‧ y 1 S1 W1 /ˈhevi/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative heavier , superlative heaviest ) [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CROSS — I. cross 1 S2 W2 /krɒs $ krɒːs/ BrE AmE verb 1 . GO FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER [intransitive …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BEAR — I. bear 1 S2 W2 /beə $ ber/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense bore /bɔː $ bɔːr/, past participle …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1 of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEAR — v. (past bore; past part. borne, born) °In the passive born is used with reference to birth (e.g. was born …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1 of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CROSS — n., v., & adj. n. 1 an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BEAR — v. (past bore; past part. borne, born) °In the passive born is used with reference to birth (e.g. was born …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAVY — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (heavier, heaviest) 1. of great or exceptionally high weight; difficult to lift. 2 a of …
Oxford English vocab
CROSS — n., v., & adj. --n. 1. an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
BEAR — 1. v. (past bore; past part. borne, born) Usage: In the passive born is used with reference to birth (e.g. …
Oxford English vocab
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CROSS — I. VERB AND NOUN USES /krɒs, AM krɔ:s/ ( crosses, crossing, crossed) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAR — I. VERB USES /beə(r)/ ( bears, bearing, bore, borne) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAVY — ( heavier, heaviest, heavies) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
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HEAVY — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a big/major/serious/heavy blow ▪ The earthquake was a serious blow to the area’s tourism …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CROSS — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a border crossing (= a place where you cross a border ) ▪ There …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HEAVY — (WEIGHING A LOT) [adjective] -ier, -iest - weighing a lot; needing effort to move or liftThe piano's much too heavy …
Cambridge English vocab
CROSS — n. Cross River cross section cross country running cross country skiing cross fertilization thread cross John of the Cross Saint …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BEAR — n. African ant bear skunk bear Bear Flag Revolt bear grass bear market black bear brown bear Bryant Bear Great …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HEAVY — INDEX: 1. weighing a lot 2. how heavy someone or something is RELATED WORDS opposite ↑ LIGHT see also ↑ …
Longman Activator English vocab
HEAVY — n. 25B6; adjective a heavy box : WEIGHTY, hefty, substantial, ponderous; solid, dense, leaden; burdensome; informal hulking, weighing a ton. …
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CROSS — n. 25B6; noun a bronze cross : CRUCIFIX, rood. we all have our crosses to bear : BURDEN, trouble, worry, …
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BEAR — n. 25B6; verb she was bearing a box of cookies : CARRY, bring, transport, move, convey, take, fetch, deliver; informal …
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BEAR — v. 1 carry, transport, convey, move, take, Colloq tote She was borne round the stadium on the shoulders of her …
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Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY — 1. прил. 1) тяжелый Syn : weighty 2) крупный; толстый The boy is so heavy he needs extra-large shirts. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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CROSS- — в сложных словах имеет значение: поперечный, идущий напрямик - cross-bar поперечина - cross-country бездорожный, идущий напрямик - cross-cut кратчайший путь …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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BEAR — I 1. сущ. 1) а) медведь brown bear ≈ бурый медведь grizzly bear ≈ медведь гризли polar bear ≈ белый …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HEAVY — _I 1. ʹhevı n 1. = heavyweight I 2. 1> (the Heavies) гвардейские драгуны ( в английской армии ) 2> …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CROSS- — в сложных словах имеет значение 1. поперечный, идущий напрямик: cross-bar - поперечина cross-country - бездорожный, идущий напрямик cross-cut - кратчайший …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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