bear down on

To move fast toward something in a scary or powerful way, or to put a lot of pressure on someone.

"The truck suddenly bore down on the cyclists, forcing them to swerve off the road."

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John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309

Lex Fridman · 169:48

is usually just kind of bear down on my work.

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