bear a relation to (something)
bear a relation to (something)
To have a connection or similarity to something. If you ask me, his writing is terrible! I have no idea why these critics say it bears a relation to the great works of Whitman and Dickinson. Does her high-stress job bear a relation to her high blood pressure? Now I know that my perfectionism bears a relation to the dysfunctional household I grew up in.
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