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not bear thinking about

not bear thinking about verb: to be too frightening or upsetting to even contemplate.

Verb

not bear thinking about

  1. (UK) To be too frightening or upsetting to even contemplate.
    • If the train had come just five seconds earlier... well, it just doesn't bear thinking about!

Questions about not bear thinking about

What does not bear thinking about mean?
Not bear thinking about means to be too frightening or upsetting to even contemplate.
What part of speech is not bear thinking about?
Not bear thinking about is a verb.

Words near not bear thinking about in the dictionary

  1. not at all
  2. not at home to
  3. not bad
  4. not be able to hit the broad side of a barn
  5. not be caught dead
  6. not bear thinking about
  7. not before time
  8. not but
  9. not by a jugful
  10. not by any manner of means
  11. not by any means

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