to bear the brunt
11bear the brunt of — see brunt …
12take the brunt of something — bear/take/the brunt of something phrase to receive the worst part of something that has a bad effect It was the capital that bore the brunt of the recent flooding. Thesaurus: miscellaneous bad thingshyponym disappointmentssynonym …
13take the brunt of something — bear/take the brunt of (something) to receive the worst part of something unpleasant or harmful, such as an attack. The oldest parts of the town bore the brunt of the missile attacks …
14take the brunt of — bear/take the brunt of (something) to receive the worst part of something unpleasant or harmful, such as an attack. The oldest parts of the town bore the brunt of the missile attacks …
15brunt — [ brʌnt ] noun the brunt the worst part of something that has a bad effect: bear/take the brunt of something: The Education Department is expected to bear the brunt of these cuts in funding. The eastern area took the brunt of the storm. It was… …
16brunt — [brunt] n. [ME bront < ? ON bruna, to rush] 1. the shock (of an attack) or impact (of a blow) 2. the heaviest or hardest part [to bear the brunt of the blame] …
17bear — 1 verb past tense bore past participle borne (T) 1 can t bear a) to dislike something or someone so much that they make you very annoyed or impatient: Oh, I can t bear that man he really irritates me! | I just can t bear that kind of selfishness …
18bear — I [[t]be͟ə(r)[/t]] VERB USES ♦♦ bears, bearing, bore, borne (Please look at category 19 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) VERB If you bear something somewhere, you carry it there or take it there.… …
19bear — bear1 W1 [beə US ber] v past tense bore [bo: US bo:r] past participle borne [bo:n US bo:rn] [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(deal with something)¦ 2 can t bear something 3 bear (something) in mind 4¦(accept/be responsible for)¦ 5¦(support)¦ 6¦(sign/mark)¦ …
20brunt — [[t]brʌ̱nt[/t]] PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR of n To bear the brunt or take the brunt of something unpleasant means to suffer the main part or force of it. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment... A child s head tends to take the… …
