Bring On Meaning
(idiomatic, intransitive, US, informal, often as imperative) To pose a challenge or threat; to attack; to compete aggressively.
Example: Excessive drinking can bring on depression
1998 October, Steve Brodner, “Dubya!â€, Esquire, volume 130, number 4, page 106:
The impatience here is palpable: 2000, here we come! Bring on Gore! Bring em all on!
2011 January 8, Paul Fletcher, “Stevenage 3 - 1 Newcastleâ€[1], BBC:
Stevenage's first-half performance forced a change of formation from Newcastle at the break, as they brought on Nile Ranger for Leon Best and switched to a 4-2-3-1 set-up.
1997 November 24, “The Judges May Have Done Foreman Favorâ€, Richmond Times Dispatch, Virginia:
Not that Briggs was capable of bringing it on. He got in, maybe, one really good shot: a right to Foreman's ample belly
1998 March 13, “Bringing it on: Maine W. vs. New Trierâ€, Chicago Tribune:
Kevin Frey and Lucas Johnson stared back and gestured to bring it on.
2001 October 3, “Getting Vocal About Anthemsâ€, Los Angeles Times:
Christina Aguilera has a strong voice (she really brought it on in "Lady Marmalade," but I'm afraid her hairdo wouldn't make it past the security devices
2005 October 27, “A Truly Big Daddyâ€, San Jose Mercury News, California:
It's the performances, and thus far only Big Daddy truly brings it on.
2005 October 28, “First-year coaches already making impactâ€, Anniston Star, Alabama:
We have a very young team and I think they've really brought it on strong at the end.
2007 March 27, “Lady Warriors jump out to a strong beginningâ€, Ruidoso News, Ruidos, NM:
We have some good defensive players and Breanna Mails is really bringing it on as a pitcher
2010, Alan Goldenbach, “Hutchinson, Richard Montgomery top Blair, 1-0â€, Washington Post:
"She really brought it on when she needed it," Rockets Coach Watson Prather said of his pitcher.