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单词 cross to bear
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cross to bear

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A burden or trial one must put up with, as in Alzheimer's is a cross to bear for the whole family, or in a lighter vein, Mowing that huge lawn once a week is Brad's cross to bear: This phrase alludes to the cross carried by Jesus to his crucifixion. Today it may be used either seriously or lightly. [Second half of 1500s]

Words nearby cross to bear

cross stroke, cross swords, cross talk, cross the Rubicon, crosstie, cross to bear, cross-tolerance, crosstown, cross-train, cross-trainer, cross training
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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