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bear the brunt of
bear the brunt of
bear the brunt of
something
to get the greater amount or larger part of something bad
Ordinary citizens will bear the brunt of higher taxes.
The oldest parts of the town bore the brunt of the missile attacks.
See also:
bear
,
brunt
,
of
bear/take the brunt of
something
to receive the worst part of something unpleasant or harmful, such as an attack
The oldest parts of the town bore the brunt of the missile attacks.
See also:
bear
,
brunt
,
of
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Name
Gender
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Ieremias
-
Biblical Greek
Abel
AY-bəl
(English)
, ah-BEL
(Spanish)
, ə-BEL
(Portuguese)
English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Tayler
TAY-lər
English (Modern)
Davida
-
English (Rare)
Saam
-
Persian, Persian Mythology
Aubrey
AWB-ree
English
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