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bear the brunt

bear the brunt (bear the brunt)

Idiom Responsibility

Signification

to take the main responsibility or suffering of something unpleasant

assumer la principale responsabilité ou souffrance de quelque chose de désagréable (assumer la principale responsabilité ou souffrance de quelque chose de désagréable)

Phrases d'exemple

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

"Le personnel junior a dû supporter le fardeau de la colère du gestionnaire." (Le personnel junior a dû supporter le fardeau de la colère du gestionnaire.)

Expressions Connexes

go under

to lose consciousness, usually during surgery

put your shoulder to the wheel

to start working hard on something

Take your chances

To try something despite uncertainty.

on the bench

serving as a judge in a court

get the picture

to understand the situation

caught between two stools

to fail because of trying to do two things at once