- cross to bear
- • cross to bear• cross to carrysomething you must do or continue with even though you are suffering
Looking after my sister's children every day is my cross to bear.
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cross to bear
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cross to bear — see ↑cross, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑bear cross to bear : a problem that causes trouble or worry for someone over a long period of time We all have our crosses to bear. [=we all have problems to deal with] The loss was a heavy cross to bear. [=the… … Useful english dictionary
cross to bear — If someone has a cross to bear, they have a heavy burden of responsibility or a problem that they alone must cope with … The small dictionary of idiomes
cross to bear — If someone has a cross to bear, they have a heavy burden of responsibility or a problem that they alone must cope with. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** A person who has a cross to bear have a serious problem or heavy responsibility… … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Everyone has their cross to bear. — a cross ((someone) has) to bear an unpleasant situation or responsibility that you must accept because you cannot change it. I hate my red hair and pale skin, but everyone has their cross to bear … New idioms dictionary
have a (heavy) cross to bear — have a (heavy) ˈcross to bear idiom to have a difficult problem that makes you worried or unhappy but that you have to deal with • We all have our crosses to bear. Main entry: ↑crossidiom … Useful english dictionary
Cross — (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise}, {Crux}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross and pile — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross botton'e — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross bottony — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross estoil'e — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
