More insidous than the teachers' contempt was their praise. At all the art schools women consistently 'bore off' the honors...Women easily confused this kind of success with genuine artistic achievement.
2007-02-27 21:23:28 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It means to take away the possession from someone. Other synonyms are deteriorate, or wane away.
Bore is the past of bear (bear with me!)
"The Spray , stripped of her sails, then bore off under bare poles"
2007-02-27 21:42:50 · answer #1 · answered by Tiger Tracks 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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The expression "loaded for bear"means that the person is well-prepared. It probably originated during colonial times when muskets, gun powder, horses, and dogs were used to hunt for meat. In the present time, it means well prepared to fight, debate, discuss, take a test, give a speech, or provide evidence and testimony in the prosecution of a law suit. I first heard this expression when I was a child growing up in upstate New York. But I haven't heard it in the midwest, or the east, or the far west at all. I may have used it myself when I was in the deep South.
2016-04-03 21:54:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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More insidous than the teachers' contempt was their praise. At all the art schools women consistently 'bore off' the honors...Women easily confused this kind of success with genuine artistic achievement.
2015-08-19 04:10:44 · answer #3 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋