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bear fruit if something someone does bears fruit, it produces successful results. The work he began did not bear fruit until after his death. bear fruit 1. to produce a result that is wanted or desired. Some of the changes in the election laws are already bearing fruit. 2. to produce successful results. Opening a new store in San Francisco has already borne fruit for the company. Etymology: based on the idea that getting results is like getting fruit from a plant How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Brother, these people know you, and your active support will bear fruit abundantly. There was good luck promised out of the crook of your nose, but ye bear fruit like the bang of a drum. Perhaps their parents had at last come to the conclusion that husbands might be found abroad, and that a summer's travel might bear fruit. |
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