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bear the brunt

Idiom Responsibility

Meaning

to take the main responsibility or suffering of something unpleasant

Example Sentences

"The junior staff had to bear the brunt of the manager’s anger."

Related Expressions

double-cross someone

to betray someone after pretending to support them

hand over

to give control or possession to someone else

take the plunge

to decide to do something risky or difficult

bring home the bacon

to earn money to support the family

lazy bones

a lazy person

knock it out of the park

to do something extremely well or successfully