the brunt of
idiom
: the main force or effect of (something harmful or dangerous)
Cities on the coast felt/bore the brunt of the storm.
His troops took the brunt of the enemy attack.
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The manufacturing sector has shed approximately 72,000 jobs since the April tariff announcements, with auto manufacturing bearing the brunt of the losses.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 14 Jan. 2026
In addition to biological risk factors and research lags, women bear the brunt of caregiving.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 14 Jan. 2026
Then the first car, which bore the brunt of the wave, inched backward into an apparent three-point turn before the footage cut off.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
In a year filled with power struggles between Congress and the White House, Jim Himes is one of the small group of lawmakers who have felt the brunt of it.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2026
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“The brunt of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20brunt%20of. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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