too much to bear

Synonyms

insupportable

Examples

I adore art... when I am alone with my notes, my heart pounds and the tears stream from my eyes, and my emotion and my joys are too much to bear. Giuseppe Verdi

She tended to keep her eyes half closed, as if full sight of the world's absurdity might be too much to bear. Joan Slonczewski

In secondary school I was floating - I wasn't passionate about anything. I did a little sport, but it was pretty joyless because the competitiveness was too much to bear. Andrew Garfield

Words in the phrase

too much to bear

Close letter words and terms

too much of a perfectionist too much pricey too much time too much to handle too much work too often