bear fruit

bear fruit
bear fruit
1. Lit. [for a plant or tree] to yield fruit. •

Our apple tree didn't bear fruit this year.

2. Fig. to yield results. •

I hope your new plan bears fruit.

We've had many good ideas, but none of them has borne fruit.

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{v. phr.} To yield results. * /We hope that the company's new investment policy will bear fruit./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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