To bare means to uncover or expose (think to bare all). Most of the time, you won’t be telling anyone to bare with you (unless, of course, you want them to remove their clothes with you), or saying that you can’t bare it (can’t expose what?). To bear means to support or carry or endure (physically and figuratively).

What does bare mean slang?

According to theguardian.com the slang meaning of “bare” was originally used by hipsters: Not actually anything to do with nudity, bare is an adjective meaning “a lot of”, or “obviously”. “I can’t come to your party, I’ve got bare work to do.” “He bare fancies that girl he’s talking to.

Can’t bear to meaning?

If you can’t bear something or someone, you dislike them very much. If you can’t bear to do something, you cannot do it because it makes you so unhappy. She couldn’t bear to talk about it.

If you are sitting around spinning the content strings into something shiny and attractive for your audience, start with knowing an idiom like this one. We’ve all heard it or said it ourselves, but when it comes to correctly spelling the phrase, it’s “grin and bear it” that pays.