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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Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv, bore the brunt of the overnight onslaught.
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Ravens’ loss to the Bills, tight end Mark Andrews took the brunt of the criticism for two crucial mistakes.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Colombia and other South American nations spent years pleading for aid from the international community to cope with the brunt of Venezuela’s migratory crisis, before many of those same migrants began moving toward the United States.
—Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The nationalist army bore the brunt of conventional warfare.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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Katya Soldak, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
In the Ravens’ loss to the Bills, tight end Mark Andrews took the brunt of the criticism for two crucial mistakes.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Colombia and other South American nations spent years pleading for aid from the international community to cope with the brunt of Venezuela’s migratory crisis, before many of those same migrants began moving toward the United States.
—Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
The nationalist army bore the brunt of conventional warfare.
—Meredith Oyen, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
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