to bear the brunt
21bear up — Synonyms and related words: accost, advance, afford support, approach, appropinquate, approximate, assure, back, back up, be proof against, bear, bear down on, bear down upon, bear out, bear the brunt, bear up against, bear up under, bolster,… …
22brunt — /brʌnt / (say brunt) noun 1. the shock or force of an attack, etc.; the main stress, force, or violence: to bear the brunt of their criticism. 2. Obsolete a violent attack. {Middle English; origin uncertain} …
23brunt — [brʌnt] noun (usu. in phr. bear the brunt) the chief impact of something bad. Origin ME (denoting a blow or attack, also the force or shock of something): of unknown origin …
24brunt — n. the chief or initial impact of an attack, task, etc. (esp. bear the brunt of). Etymology: ME: orig. unkn …
25brunt — [brʌnt] n bear/take/suffer etc the brunt of sth to receive the worst part of an attack, criticism, bad situation etc ▪ an industry that bore the brunt of the recession ▪ The car took the full brunt of the explosion …
26The Mayor of Casterbridge —   Henchard on the way to the fair with Susan and Elizabeth Jane …
27The Thick of It — Format Comedy (political satire) Created by Armando Iannucci …
28brunt — n. to bear, take the brunt (our battalion bore the brunt of the attack) * * * [brʌnt] take the brunt (our battalion bore the bruntof the attack) to bear …
29The Wide, Wide World — infobox Book | name = The Wide, Wide World title orig = translator = image caption = author = Susan Warner illustrator = editor = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = release date = 1850… …
30brunt — UK [brʌnt] / US noun Word forms brunt : singular brunt plural brunts bear/take the brunt of something to receive the worst part of something that has a bad effect It was the capital that bore the brunt of the recent flooding …
