Brewer's: Bring To

(To). To restore to consciousness; to resuscitate. Many other meanings.

“ `Ill bring her to,' said the driver, with a brutal grin; `Ill give her something better than camphor.' ” —Mrs. Stowe: Uncle Tom's Cabin.

Bring to Bear
(To). To cause to happen successfully.
Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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