bear fruit

[bear with] {v.}, {formal} To have patience with; not get angry with. * /Your little sister is sick. Try to bear with her when she cries./ * /It is hard […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bear in the air

[bear in the air] or [bear in the sky] {n. phr.}, {slang}, {citizen's band radio jargon} A police helicopter flying overhead watching for speeders. * /Slow down, good buddy, there's […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bear up

[bear up] {v.} 1. To hold up; carry; support; encourage. * /The old bridge can hardly bear up its own weight any more./ * /He was borne up by love […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

loaded for bear

[loaded for bear] {adj. phr.}, {slang} Ready for action; prepared and eager. * /Frank liked the new merchandise and as he set out on his rounds as a salesman, he […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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притягивать за уши

[притягивать за уши] {v. phr.} {informal} [pr'i`t'yag'ivat' `za ushi] {literally} to pull something up by the […]

Eric Idle

(1943--) English comedian, member of Monty Python's Flying Circus American beer is a lot like making love in a row […]

at swords' points

[at swords' points] {adj. phr.} Ready to start fighting; very much opposed to each other; hostile; quarreling. * /The dog's […]

U.F.O.

[U.F.O.] {n. phr.} Unidentified Flying Object. * /Some people think that the U.F.O.s are extraterrestrial beings of higher […]