bear the brunt (English, verb)
expansion: bear the brunt (third-person singular simple present bears the brunt, present participle bearing the brunt, simple past bore the brunt, past participle borne the brunt)
Senses:
glosses: To endure the worst part of something.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: bears the brunt
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: bearing the brunt
tags: participle
present
form: bore the brunt
tags: past
form: borne the brunt
tags: participle
past