Downing is bearing down on the keeper, however, causing him to miss it and leaving Downing with only Vertonghen on the line to beat. "Bear down on" is "make pressure on",isn't it ?
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Like 'steaming in', 'bearing down on' is approaching forcefully and aggressively. Rover
— Rover_KE
Like 'steaming in', 'bearing down on' is approaching forcefully and aggressively.
Rover
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