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bear watching
To be worth watching or paying attention to; have a promising future.
That young ball player will bear watching.
To be dangerous or untrustworthy.
Those tires look badly worn; they will bear watching.
bear with
To have patience with; not get angry with.
It is hard to bear with criticism.
Your little sister is sick. Try to bear with her when she cries.
beard the lion in his den
Дословно: Бросить вызов льву в его логове.
If he continues to refuse my calls, I'll have to beard him in his den.
Если он будет продолжать отказываться поговорить со мной по телефону, то мне придется лезть в логово льва.
beat a retreat
To give a signal, esp. by beating a drum, to go back.
The Redcoats' drums were beating a retreat.
To run away.
The cat beat a hasty retreat when he saw the dog coming.
They beat a retreat when they saw that they were too few.
beat about the bush
beat around the bush
To talk about things without giving a clear answer; avoid the question or the point.
He beat about the bush for a half hour without coming to the point.
He would not answer yes or no, but beat about the bush.
Instead of beating around the bush, Melinda explained her objection in very clear terms.
Our boss beats around the bush so much that no one in the office knows exactly what he wants us to do.
beat all hollow
beat hollow
To do much better than; to beat very badly.
As a speaker, he beats us all hollow.
We beat their team all hollow.
beat all
beat the Dutch
To be strange or surprising.
It beats the Dutch how Tom always makes a basket.
John found a box full of money buried in his garage. Doesn't that beat all!
beat down
To crush or break the spirit of; win over; conquer.
All their defenses were beaten down by the tanks.
To try to get reduced; force down by discussing.
Can we beat down the price?
To persuade or force (someone) to accept a lower price or easier payments.
He tried to beat us down, so we did not sell the house.
To shine brightly or hotly.
At noon the sun beat down on our heads as we walked home.