Sentence examples for Bear down on from inspiring English sources
verb
To approach someone in a very determined way.
- I could see the headmaster bearing down on me, and looked hopelessly round for a means of escape.
Mr Cameron said the party was determined to bear down on one of the biggest expenses facing many families.
The point is, really bear down on one part of your game - skating, shooting, stickhandling, defense.
"We just have to bear down on our opportunities," Kings defenseman Jake Muzzin said.
Asked about his policy in a BBC debate, he promised Londoners that he would "bear down on fares" this year.
He told BBC Healthcheck Wales he would do all he could to "bear down" on smoking.
Work at the United Nations to mobilise the broadest possible support to "bear down" on IS.
We had a couple in front, one-on-one with him, that we just didn't bear down on,".
The initial costs were not sustained by the Regional Health System but the very high costs of use and maintenance bear down on public resources.
There had been one exquisite pass slid for Lucas to collect beyond Gary Cahill and bear down on goal.
They bear down on my cell – stomp!
We had to "bear down on wildlife".
