cross to bear

English

Alternative forms

• cross to take up
• heavy cross to bear
• heavy cross to take up

Noun

cross to bear (plural crosses to bear)

1. (idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation

   We all have our crosses to bear.

   The loss was a heavy cross for her to bear.

Translations

a problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 煩惱／烦恼 (faan⁴ nou⁵), 麻煩／麻烦 (maa⁴ faan⁴), 心理負擔／心理负担 (sam¹ lei⁵ fu⁶ daam¹)

  Eastern Min: 麻煩／麻烦 (mà-huàng)

  Hakka: 煩惱／烦恼 (fàn-nó), 麻煩／麻烦 (mà-fàn), 心理負擔／心理负担 (sîm-lî fu-tâm)

  Hokkien: 煩惱／烦恼 (zh-min-nan) (hoân-ló), 麻煩／麻烦 (zh-min-nan) (mâ-hoân), 心理負擔／心理负担 (sim-lí hū-tam)

  Mandarin: 煩惱／烦恼 (zh) (fánnǎo), 麻煩／麻烦 (zh) (máfan), 心理負擔／心理负担 (xīnlǐ fùdān)

  Wu: 麻煩／麻烦 (⁶mo-ve)

• Danish: kors at bære
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: taakka (fi), risti kannettavana
• German: Kreuz (de) n (as in: ein/sein Kreuz zu tragen haben)
• Italian: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 苦難 (ja) (くなん, kunan)
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: cruz que cargar f
• Thai: please add this translation if you can
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

References

• “a cross to bear”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “cross to bear, .”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

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