present participle of bring coals to Newcastle

present participle of bring home the bacon

present participle of bring down a notch

present participle of bring down a peg

present participle of bring sand to the beach

present participle of bring to one's knees

(transitive) To cause to take place. / (transitive) To accomplish, achieve.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bring, up: To bring from a lower to a higher position. / To mention. / To raise or rear (children).

(intransitive, idiomatic, informal) To fail to accomplish an accomplishable task or to make an attempt at less than maximum effort; to "half-ass" or "fake the funk".

(idiomatic) To call up for consideration. / To make something happen earlier than originally planned.