noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bear the brunt of sth (= be in the worst position and have to deal with it )
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Shareholders will bear the brunt of the company’s financial troubles.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
full
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As I found out later, a metal necklace he was wearing had taken the full brunt of the lightning flash.
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After her death they certainly took the full brunt , Silvio in particular.
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Webs of bilateral deals protect them from the full brunt of competition.
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When she reached the summit, she was into the full brunt of the gale-force wind.
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The doctor took the full brunt of Moran's resentment.
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Carewscourt, standing on its hill high above the surrounding countryside, took the full brunt of it.
■ VERB
bear
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A recent report showed how older workers bear the brunt of economic recession.
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It will bear the brunt of the estimated $ 1 billion cost for the changes on Okinawa.
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Southern California, where the banks had the most overlap, will bear the brunt of the cuts.
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Millions of carers argue that they bear the brunt of the job ... without recognition, or proper payment.
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Retailers are in the immediate line of fire and were first to bear the brunt of cost cutting.
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The survey bore out recent observations that smaller companies were bearing the brunt of bad debts and late payment.
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And it is I, not you, who must bear the brunt of it.
borne
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While Britain has borne the brunt of the economic crisis, Northern Ireland has been cushioned from the worst effects.
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The south has borne the brunt of the recession.
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So far, women have borne the brunt of the responsibility for birth control.
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The indigenous community has borne the brunt of the costs of regeneration but has enjoyed few of its rewards.
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It has been a hard battle and you have borne the brunt of it.
take
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As I found out later, a metal necklace he was wearing had taken the full brunt of the lightning flash.
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After her death they certainly took the full brunt , Silvio in particular.
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Her hands, which she threw up to protect her face took the brunt of the injury.
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The front of the car, and those in it, took the brunt of the impact.
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That poor innocent little child has taken the brunt of everything.
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They had taken the brunt of battle during the war against Chaos and yet they were reviled by their fellows.
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The doctor took the full brunt of Moran's resentment.
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Carewscourt, standing on its hill high above the surrounding countryside, took the full brunt of it.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A recent report showed how older workers bear the brunt of economic recession.
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He thought that the garrison of Richmond ought now to bear the brunt of the fighting.
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Her hands, which she threw up to protect her face took the brunt of the injury.
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In previous downturns, blue-collar manufacturing workers bore the brunt of job losses.
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It will bear the brunt of the estimated $ 1 billion cost for the changes on Okinawa.
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Retailers are in the immediate line of fire and were first to bear the brunt of cost cutting.
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Southern California, where the banks had the most overlap, will bear the brunt of the cuts.
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The depot is bearing the brunt of a package of cost cutting measures across three sites.