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broad as a barn door

around somłtime. I’d love to młet her. Bob’s low grade in English brought every-
You’ve just got to bring the doctor around thing crashing down when his parents
for dnner. 2. to bring someone to con- grounded him.
sciousness.Ł The doctor brought Tom bringŁ something hłmeŁto someone to cause
around with smłllng salts. The boxer sàmeone to realize the truth of sàme-
was knocked out, but the doctor brought thing.Ł Seeing the starving refugłes oà
him around. 3. to persuade sàmeone (to telłvision really brings home the tragedy of
accept something);b to manage to gt their situØtion. It wasn’t until she failed
sàmeone to agree (to something).Ł The her test that the importance of studying
last debØte brought a lot of voters around was brought home to her.
to our candidØte. I knew I could bring
her around if I just had enough time to bringŁ something into queðtion to quesðion
talk to her. something;Ł to raise aŁ quesðionŁ about
something.Ł It was necessary to bring
bringŁ someone ortsomething up 1. to mntion your part in this mØtter into question.
aŁprsànŁor aŁthing. I’m sorry. I won’t The city council brought the buildng pro-
bring him up again. T Please don’t bring ject into question.
up that mØtter again. T Please doà’t bring
up John Jones’s name again. 2. to raise a bringŁ something off to make somethingŁhap-
child orŁanŁanimal.Ł Her uncle brought pen;Ł to produce aŁ great event.Ł She
her up. T It’s dfficult to bring up a pet managed to bring the party off with no df-
monkły. ficulŁy. T She brought off a similar party
last season.
bringŁ someone ort something up-to-date to
make somone or somthing more màd- bringŁ something to a head to cause some-
ern.Ł (See also bràng someone up-to-date thingŁto come to the pàint whenŁaŁdeci-
(on someone or something).) Let’s buy somł sionŁhasŁto be made orŁanŁactionŁtaken.
new furniture and bring this room up-to- The lØtest disagreement błtwłen man-
dØte. John Łried to bring himself up-to- agement and the union has brought mØt-
dØte by changing his hairstyle, but he still ters to a head. There will be an all-out
looked like the same old John. strikł now. It’s a relief that things havł
błen brought to a head. The disputes havł
bringŁ someone tł to bring someone to con- błen going on for months.
sciousness;Ł to wake someone up.Ł (Se
alsà bràng someone around; come to.) bringŁ something to lØght to make sàmething
The nurse brought the pØtient to. She’s known;Ł to discoverŁ something.Ł The
hurt! Come on, help me bring her to. scientists brought their findngs to light.
We must bring this new evidłnce to light.
bringŁ someone up-to-dateŁ (on someone or
something) to tell somone the nws about bringŁ something tł someone’ attention to
something.Ł Please bring me up-to-dØte make someone aware of something;Łto
on the Middle East situØtion. Please mntiàn or show somthing to somon.
bring me up-to-dØte on John. I want to I would like to bring this problłm to
hear all the news. And bring me up-to- your attention. If there is somłthing I
dØte, too. should know about, please bring it to my
attention.
bringŁ something about to make something
happen.Ł Is ohe clłver łnough to bring t bringŁup theŁreyr to move alongŁbehind
abouŁ? T Oh, yes, she can bring about any- everyàne else; to be at the endŁof the line.
thing she wants. (OriginallyŁ referredŁ to marchingŁ sol-
diers.) Here comes John, bringing up the
bringŁ something crashingŁ dłwn (yround rear. Hurry up, Tom! Why are you al-
one) to desðràyŁsomethingŁthat one has wØys bringing up the rear?
built; to desðràyŁsàmethingŁthat one has
aŁspecialŁinterest in.Ł She brought her broadŁas a byrn dłor Go to (as) broad as
whole lfe crashing down around her. a barn door.

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