cross to bear
Noun
Meaning
cross to bear (plural crosses to bear)
(idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that you have to accept and deal with, although you find it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry for you over a long period of time.
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:difficult situation
We all have our crosses to bear.
The loss was a heavy cross for her to bear.
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Being called a musical genius was a cross to bear. Genius is a big word. But if you have to live up to something, you might as well live up to that.
It has not been an easy cross to bear. It has caused considerable confusion. My husband constantly complained about the awkwardness of being married to a woman whom he called Sister.
We all need to take a deep breath and think about being a Bush daughter and having that cross to bear. I'd go out and have a couple of drinks too.
Every man has his cross to bear.