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| bear down on [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (push, press on) | drukken onoverg.ww |
| | Bear down on the pen to make clear carbon copies. |
| bear down on [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (weigh heavily upon) (figuurlijk) | zwaar wegen op, zwaar drukken op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | Emma felt the full weight of her financial worries bearing down on her. |
| bear down on [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | UK (rush towards) | snel afkomen op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The truck came bearing down on the brothers as they were crossing the street. |
| bear down on [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (approach threateningly) | dreigend afkomen op iemand onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The man was bearing down on Jim along the path. |