bear with someone

bear with someone
bear with (someone/something) to be patient with someone or something.

Just bear with me while I finish downloading this file.


New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • bear with — (someone/something) to be patient with someone or something. Just bear with me while I finish downloading this file …   New idioms dictionary

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  • bear with sb/sth phrasal — verb (T) 1 bear with me spoken used to ask someone politely to wait while you find out information, finish what you are doing etc: Bear with me a minute, and I ll check if Mr Garrard s in. 2 to be patient or continue to do something difficult or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • bear with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms bear with : present tense I/you/we/they bear with he/she/it bears with present participle bearing with past tense bore with past participle borne with spoken bear with me/us used as a polite way of asking… …   English dictionary

  • bear with — PHRASAL VERB If you ask someone to bear with you, you are asking them to be patient. [V P n] If you ll bear with me, Frank, just let me try to explain …   English dictionary

  • bear with a sore head —    If someone is behaving like a bear with a sore head, they are very irritable and bad tempered.     When his team lost the match, Brad was like a bear with a sore head …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • ˈbear ˌwith sb — phrasal verb spoken used as a polite way of asking someone to be patient while you do something Bear with me – I won t be long.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • like a bear with a sore head — (UK) If someone s like a bear with a sore head, they complain a lot and are unhappy about something …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • like a bear with a sore head — (UK)    If someone s like a bear with a sore head, they complain a lot and are unhappy about something.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

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