to bring oneself to
1bring oneself to — FORCE ONESELF TO, make oneself, bear to. → bring * * * bring oneself to To persuade or steel oneself to (do something unpleasant) • • • Main Entry: ↑bring …
2bring oneself to do smth — (from Idioms in Speech) to get oneself to do something, to make oneself do something I could not bring myself to tell him that I had not seen Jean for the past four days. (A. Cronin) With a considerable effort, he brought himself to look the… …
3bring oneself to — she could not bring herself to complain Syn: force oneself to, make oneself, bear to …
4bring oneself to do something — force oneself to do something unpleasant. → bring …
5bring oneself into disrepute — disgrace oneself, destroy one s own reputation …
6bring oneself — verb cause to undertake a certain action, usually used in the negative (Freq. 3) He could not bring himself to call his parents • Hypernyms: ↑coerce, ↑hale, ↑squeeze, ↑pressure, ↑force • Verb Frames …
7bring — ► VERB (past and past part. brought) 1) carry or accompany to a place. 2) cause to be in a particular position, state, or condition. 3) cause (someone) to receive (specified income or profit). 4) (bring oneself to do) force oneself to do… …
8bring — verb (past and past participle brought) 1》 carry or accompany to a place. 2》 cause to move or to come into existence. 3》 cause to be in a particular state or condition: take an aspirin to bring down your temperature. 4》 cause someone to receive… …
9bring — verb 1) he brought a tray Syn: carry, fetch, bear, take; convey, transport, tote; move, haul, shift, lug 2) Seth brought his bride to the club Syn: escort …
10bring upon oneself — index incur Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
