bring something to bear on somebody

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

bring sth to bear (on sb/sth) idiom
(formal)to use energy, pressure, influence, etc. to try to achieve sth or make sb do sth
•We must bring all our energies to bear upon the task.
•Pressure was brought to bear on us to finish the work on time.
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