BRUNT


Meaning of BRUNT in English

/ brʌnt; NAmE / noun

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IDIOMS

- bear, take, etc. the brunt of sth

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English (denoting a blow or an attack, also the force or shock of something): of unknown origin.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.