"bear with" versus "stay with"

[Trillian]

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #60 "Cliches", question 9

I hope you will be patient and ......... with me a minute.

(a) stay
(b) hold
(c) bear
(d) maintain

English Language Tests, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #60 "Cliches", answer 9

I hope you will be patient and bear with me a minute.

Correct answer: (c) bear

Your answer was: incorrect
I hope you will be patient and stay with me a minute.
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Dear teachers,

why "stay" is not correct?

Yours,
Trillian

[Alan]

Hi,

Bear with me means be patient with me and wait. Stay with me means remain with me, which is the wrong sense here.

Alan
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