Bear
Bear noun - A dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work.
Man
Man noun - An adult male human being.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Voluntary Shapeshifting: Beorn, the badass werebear berserker and one-man/bear army.
Source: Literature / The Hobbit -
Bears Are Bad News/Threatening Shark: A recurring sketch is "Bearshark", in which a man-eating bear and a man-eating shark work together to pursue a guy beyond the point of absurdity so they can eat him.
Source: Creator / Harry Partridge - Running Gag: People arguing about the man/bear/Russian.
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