bear the brunt (of something)

bear the brunt (of something)
bear the brunt (of something)
to withstand the worst part or the strongest part of something, such as an attack. •

I had to bear the brunt of her screaming and yelling.

Why don't you talk with her the next time she complains? I'm tired of bearing the brunt of her objections.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • bear the brunt of something — bear the brunt of (something) to get the greater amount or larger part of something bad. Ordinary citizens will bear the brunt of higher taxes. The oldest parts of the town bore the brunt of the missile attacks …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • bear 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear the brunt of — (something) to get the greater amount or larger part of something bad. Ordinary citizens will bear the brunt of higher taxes. The oldest parts of the town bore the brunt of the missile attacks …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear the brunt — People who bear the brunt of something endure the worst of something bad …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • bear the brunt —    People who bear the brunt of something endure the worst of something bad.   (Dorking School Dictionary)    ***    A person who bears the brunt of something is the one who suffers the most when something bad or unpleasant happens.     When… …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • bear 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • take 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 …   Useful english dictionary

  • take 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 …   New idioms dictionary

  • bear the brunt — the chief impact of something bad. → brunt …   English new terms dictionary

  • take 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 …   New idioms dictionary

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