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meaning of "be a bear on"



 
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meaning of "be a bear on" #1 (permalink) Sun Mar 16, 2008 14:11 pm   meaning of "be a bear on"		  
Hi,

Could you tell me the meaning of this phrase: He is a real bear on tardiness ?

Thanks a lot !
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meaning of "be a bear on" #2 (permalink) Sun Mar 16, 2008 17:42 pm   meaning of "be a bear on"		  
=> No idea.
Could anybody please help us?
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meaning of "be a bear on" #3 (permalink) Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:36 am   meaning of "be a bear on"		  
Hi,

New one on me, I'm afraid. Can only suggest: he's always late -like a bear???

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meaning of "be a bear on" #4 (permalink) Tue Mar 18, 2008 15:53 pm   meaning of "be a bear on"		  
My first impression was "He can be really unpleasant (or grumpy like er, a bear?) with people who are tardy".
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meaning of "be a bear on" #5 (permalink) Tue Mar 18, 2008 18:22 pm   meaning of "be a bear on"		  
Good one, Ninazara.

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meaning of "be a bear on" #6 (permalink) Tue Mar 18, 2008 20:11 pm   meaning of "be a bear on"		  
lost_soul wrote:
Hi,

Could you tell me the meaning of this phrase: He is a real bear on tardiness ?

Thanks a lot !

Hi Alex,

Metaphorically, a person can sic or summon a bear on somebody/something. So here I would say that this guy is not impressed with you being late and makes your life hard if you are.
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