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Bring to bear

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To aim a weapon at a target. transitive

    "The battleship brought her main guns to bear on the fort."

  2. 2
    bring into operation or effect wordnet
  3. 3
    To apply; to employ something to achieve an intended effect. idiomatic, transitive

    "to bring pressure to bear on someone, to bring influence to bear on someone"

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