bring oneself
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bring oneself to — FORCE ONESELF TO, make oneself, bear to. → bring * * * bring oneself to To persuade or steel oneself to (do something unpleasant) • • • Main Entry: ↑bring … Useful english dictionary
bring oneself to — she could not bring herself to complain Syn: force oneself to, make oneself, bear to … Thesaurus of popular words
bring oneself to do smth — (from Idioms in Speech) to get oneself to do something, to make oneself do something I could not bring myself to tell him that I had not seen Jean for the past four days. (A. Cronin) With a considerable effort, he brought himself to look the… … Idioms and examples
bring oneself to do something — force oneself to do something unpleasant. → bring … English new terms dictionary
bring oneself into disrepute — disgrace oneself, destroy one s own reputation … English contemporary dictionary
bring — ► VERB (past and past part. brought) 1) carry or accompany to a place. 2) cause to be in a particular position, state, or condition. 3) cause (someone) to receive (specified income or profit). 4) (bring oneself to do) force oneself to do… … English terms dictionary
bring — verb (past and past participle brought) 1》 carry or accompany to a place. 2》 cause to move or to come into existence. 3》 cause to be in a particular state or condition: take an aspirin to bring down your temperature. 4》 cause someone to receive… … English new terms dictionary
bring — verb 1) he brought a tray Syn: carry, fetch, bear, take; convey, transport, tote; move, haul, shift, lug 2) Seth brought his bride to the club Syn: escort … Thesaurus of popular words
bring upon oneself — index incur Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bring something about one's ears — bring something (down) about one s ears bring something, esp. misfortune, on oneself she brought her world crashing about her ears … Useful english dictionary
