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Bear Fruit
   Meaning of Idiom ‘Bear Fruit’
To bear fruit means to produce results; to have a satisfactory outcome or favorable outcome. 1Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth M. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms. Ware: Wordsworth, 1995. 2Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. Usage Examples“If this effort is going to bear fruit we all need to give it our best.” “He’s had a lot of ideas, but this is the first one to bear fruit.” “The investigation into his alleged ties to organized crime never bore fruit.”
This idiom alludes figuratively to a tree producing fruit. The metaphor appears many times in the Bible, especially in regards to “bearing spiritual fruit.” More Idioms Starting with B Beat the TrafficBig Fish in a Small Pond, aButtonhole SomeoneBread and ButterBeef UpMore Bear Idioms Beware Of Greeks Bearing GiftsBear OutMore Bible Idioms Leopard Can’t Change Its Spots, aWriting On the WallTurn the Other CheekTake As GospelSkin and Bones (nothing but)See Eye to EyeMore Fruit Idioms Go Pear-shapedLow-Hanging FruitApple of My EyeBanana RepublicComparing Apples to OrangesThis page contains one or more affiliate links. See full affiliate disclosure. More From Idioms OnlineSources[+] Sources ↲1 Kirkpatrick, Elizabeth M. The Wordsworth Dictionary of Idioms. Ware: Wordsworth, 1995. ↲2 Ammer, Christine. American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013. |
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