bore down on
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Bore down on means approached with speed and determination, often with a sense of threat or urgency.
A ship bores down on another vessel; a deadline bores down on a procrastinator.
The storm bore down on the coast.
The phrase can also mean applied intense pressure or focus: She bore down on the final exam questions.
- zero inFocus with precision
- zero in onFocus precisely upon
- home in onDirect toward precisely
- concentrateReduced, potent form
- advanceMove or progress forward
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