BEAR, TAKE, ETC. THE BRUNT OF STH

Meaning of BEAR, TAKE, ETC. THE BRUNT OF STH in English

to receive the main force of sth unpleasant :

Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending.

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ETC — Airport Name : Tarboro-Edgecombe Airport Airport Location : Tarboro, North Carolina, United States IATA Code : ETC ICAO Code : …
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ETC — abbreviation et cetera
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
BRUNT — noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack), the greater part …
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BEAR — I Generally massive, short-legged mammals constituting the family Ursidae. Bears are the most recently evolved carnivore, found in Europe, Asia, …
Английский словарь Британика
TAKE — I. ˈtāk transitive verb ( took ˈtu̇k, dial ˈtək ; or dialect tak·en ˈtākən sometimes -k ə ŋ ; taken …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRUNT — I. ˈbrənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English 1. obsolete a. : a forceful onset : a sudden or …
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BEAR — I. ˈbe(ə)r, ˈba(a)(ə)r, ˈbeə, ˈba(a)ə noun ( -s ; see sense 1 ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bere, …
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STH — abbreviation somatotropic hormone
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STH — abbreviation south
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ETC — ənˈsōˌf]ōrth ]ȯrth, ]ōəth, ]ȯ(ə)th sometimes ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷; etˈsed.ərə, -setərə, -se.trə also ə̇tˈs- abbreviation Etymology: Latin et cetera et cetera — sometimes …
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BRUNT — (v. t.) The force of a blow; shock; collision.
Английский словарь Webster
BRUNT — (v. t.) The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; as, the …
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BRUNT — ( v. t. ) The heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the strength or greatest fury of any contention; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BRUNT — ( v. t. ) The force of a blow; shock; collision.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TAKE — — takable, takeable , adj. — taker , n. /tayk/ , v. , took, taken, taking , n. v.t. 1. …
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BRUNT — /brunt/ , n. the main force or impact, as of an attack or blow: His arm took the brunt of …
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BEAR — bear 1 /bair/ , v. , bore or ( Archaic ) bare; borne or born; bearing . v.t. 1. to …
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BRUNT — n. unexpected effort; burden of something; main force of something bad (such as a blow); violence of any contention
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TAKE — I. ˈtāk verb ( took ˈtu̇k ; tak·en ˈtā-kən ; tak·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tacan, from …
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BEAR — I. ˈber noun ( plural bears ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bere, from Old English bera; akin to …
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ETC — et cetera — usually punctuated
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TAKE — p.p. taken. 2. take ·noun the quantity or copy given to a compositor at one time. 3. take ·vi to …
Webster English vocab
BRUNT — vt the force of a blow; shock; collision. 2. brunt ·vt the heat, or utmost violence, of an onset; the …
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STH — ■ abbreviation south.
Concise Oxford English vocab
TAKE — [take] vb took ; tak.en ; tak.ing [ME, fr. OE tacan, fr. ON taka; akin to MD taken to take] …
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ETC — [etc] abbreviation et cetera
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BRUNT — [brunt] n [ME] (15c) 1: the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) 2: the greater part: burden
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BEAR — [bear] n, pl bears often attrib [ME bere, fr. OE bera; akin to OE brun brown--more at brown] (bef. 12c) …
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ETC. — etc., etcetera, et cetera BrE AmE ( ˌ ) et ˈsetr ə ɪt-, ət-, !! ( ˌ ) ek-, -ˈset …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BRUNT — brunt, Brunt BrE AmE brʌnt
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TAKE — / teɪk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( took / tʊk; NAmE / taken / ˈteɪkən; NAmE /) …
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ETC. — / ˌet ˈsetərə; NAmE ; ˌɪt/ abbreviation used after a list to show that there are other things that you …
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BRUNT — / brʌnt; NAmE / noun • IDIOMS - bear, take, etc. the brunt of sth •• WORD ORIGIN late Middle …
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BEAR — / beə(r); NAmE ber/ verb , noun ■ verb ( bore / bɔː(r); NAmE / borne / bɔːn; NAmE bɔːrn/) …
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ETC — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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ETC. — etc. BrE AmE ( also etc British English ) /et ˈset ə rə/ adverb (et cetera) used in writing after …
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BRUNT — brunt /brʌnt/ BrE AmE noun bear/take/suffer etc the brunt of something to receive the worst part of an attack, criticism, …
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BEAR — I. bear 1 S2 W2 /beə $ ber/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense bore /bɔː $ bɔːr/, past participle …
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TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRUNT — n. the chief or initial impact of an attack, task, etc. (esp. bear the brunt of). [ME: orig. unkn.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BEAR — v. (past bore; past part. borne, born) °In the passive born is used with reference to birth (e.g. was born …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAKE — v. & n. v. (took; taken) 1 tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRUNT — n. the chief or initial impact of an attack, task, etc. (esp. bear the brunt of). [ ME: orig. unkn. …
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BEAR — v. (past bore; past part. borne, born) °In the passive born is used with reference to birth (e.g. was born …
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TAKE — v. & n. --v. (took; taken) 1. tr. lay hold of; get into one's hands. 2 tr. acquire, get possession …
Oxford English vocab
BRUNT — n. the chief or initial impact of an attack, task, etc. (esp. bear the brunt of). Etymology: ME: orig. unkn.
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BEAR — 1. v. (past bore; past part. borne, born) Usage: In the passive born is used with reference to birth (e.g. …
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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BEAR — I. VERB USES /beə(r)/ ( bears, bearing, bore, borne) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words …
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ETC. — see etc
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ETC — also etc. Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. etc is used at the …
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BRUNT — To bear the brunt or take the brunt of something unpleasant means to suffer the main part or force of …
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ETC. — see etc
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ETC — also ~. Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. ~ is used at the …
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ETC. — adverb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Combine the champagne with fruit juices such as orange, pineapple, etc.
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BRUNT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bear the brunt of sth (= be in the worst position and have to deal …
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BRUNT — [noun] [U] - the brunt of the main force of (esp. something unpleasant)The people of this area have taken/borne the …
Cambridge English vocab
BEAR — n. African ant bear skunk bear Bear Flag Revolt bear grass bear market black bear brown bear Bryant Bear Great …
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BRUNT — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full VERB + BRUNT ▪ bear , take ▪ The show's producer has taken the ~ of …
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TAKE — INDEX: to take somebody or something from one place to another 1. to take someone or something from one place …
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