🐻 Bear
"Claw your way back"
Meaning
To slowly recover after a difficult time.
About the bear
Bears are large, powerful, and can turn short-tempered fast, which is where idioms about strength, gruffness, and hibernation come from.
Example sentence
After losing her shop, she clawed her way back by selling food from home.
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Which idiom means...
To slowly recover after a difficult time.
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"Don't poke the bear"
Do not annoy someone who is already angry.
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"Bear fruit"
To produce good results.
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"Like a bear with a sore head"
Very grumpy or bad-tempered.
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"Don't poke the bear"
Do not annoy someone who is already angry.
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"Don't poke the bear"
Do not annoy someone who is already angry.
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"Grin and bear it"
To accept something unpleasant without complaining.