bring on

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bring on

verb brings on · bringing on · brought on

idiomatic, transitive To cause. Excessive drinking can bring on depression.
idiomatic, transitive To make something appear, as on a stage or a place of competition. The impatience here is palpable: 2000, here we come! Bring on Gore! Bring em all on!
US, idiomatic, informal, intransitive, often, as imperative To pose a challenge or threat; to attack; to compete aggressively. Not that Briggs was capable of bringing it on. He got in, maybe, one really good shot: a right to Foreman's ample belly
slang, transitive To hire or initiate a new employee or participant in a project. I'll bring them on at the end of the month.

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verb to make something appear

Română	să vină

verb US: to attack, to compete

Español	adelante, cuando querás, pues actuá, procedé pues, pos ejecutá
Italiano	fatti sotto

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@misc{bring_on_2026,
  title = {bring on},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bring%20on},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}