to bring something to one
1bring something about one's ears — bring something (down) about one s ears bring something, esp. misfortune, on oneself she brought her world crashing about her ears …
2bring something into line — bring (something) into line to make one thing like another. These increases will bring city teachers salaries into line with teachers pay throughout the area …
3To bring up any one with a round turn — Bring Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to …
4bring something back — 1 the smell brought back memories: REMIND ONE OF, put one in mind of, bring/call to mind, conjure up, evoke, summon up; take one back. 2 bring back capital punishment: REINTRODUCE, reinstate, re establish, revive, resurrect. → bring …
5bring something in — 1 he brought in a private member s bill: INTRODUCE, launch, inaugurate, initiate, institute. 2 the event brings in one million pounds each year.: See bring sense 5. → bring …
6bring something forward — 1》 propose an idea for consideration. 2》 [often as adjective brought forward] (in bookkeeping) transfer a total sum from the bottom of one page to the top of the next. → bring …
7get something off one's chest — (informal) CONFESS, disclose, divulge, reveal, make known, make public, make a clean breast of, bring into the open, tell all about, get a load off one s mind. → chest * * * informal say something that one has wanted to say for a long time,… …
8Bring — Bring, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian, D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth. briggan.] 1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be;… …
9bring over — To convert • • • Main Entry: ↑bring * * * ˌbring ˈover [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they bring over he/she/it brings over …
10bring into line — bring (something) into line to make one thing like another. These increases will bring city teachers salaries into line with teachers pay throughout the area …
