bring forth

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bring (sth) definition


  1. tv.
    to mention something. (Standard English.) : Why did you have to bring that up?
  2. tv.
    to vomit something up; to cough something up. : I did, and he brought up a nickel instead!
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

bring forth

  1. Give rise to, introduce. For example, I may be new, but I can still bring forth any proposals I consider necessary. [c. 1200]

  2. Give birth; see under bring into the world.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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