Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—B

Bend

meaning power, as Beyond my bend, i.e. my means or power. The allusion is to a bow or spring; if strained beyond its bending power, it breaks. (See Bent.)

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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