Bear Out

Meaning of Idiom ‘Bear (Something) Out’

To bear something out means to support or confirm it. ^{1 2}

Examples of Use

“The newspaper story bears out what we all believed about the incident.”

“The testimony of the second witness bears out what the first witness described.”

“I think the upcoming report will bear me out.”

Origin

Used since the late 1400’s.

More Idioms Starting with B

• Be in Someone’s Hair
• Beat a Dead Horse
• Be a 10, to
• Buck For Something
• Bottomless Pit

More Bear Idioms

• Beware Of Greeks Bearing Gifts
• Bear Fruit

More Out Idioms

• Out of Order
• Get Out of My Hair
• Out of the Corner of One’s Eye
• Iron Out
• Have Something Out

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References

1. Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013.
2. Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth M. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms. Ware: Wordsworth, 1995.