Usually means: Burden one must personally endure.
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  1. cross to bear: Merriam-Webster
  2. cross to bear: Wiktionary

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  1. cross to bear: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (cross to bear)

noun:  (idiomatic) A problem, or unpleasant or painful situation or person that one has to accept and deal with, although one finds it very difficult, or it causes trouble or worry over a long period of time.

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