What does the brunt of mean?

What does the brunt of mean?

Definition of the brunt of : 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.

What is a brunt end?

be the most affected by a unpleasant situation; be considered the main responsible for a negative event. E.g.: If the deadline is not met, the production department will bear the brunt.

Who bears the brunt?

be the person to suffer the most (as the result of an attack, misfortune, etc.). The origin of brunt is unknown, and may be onomatopoeic. The sense has evolved from the specific (‘a sharp or heavy blow’) to the more general (‘the shock or violence of an attack’).

How do you use brunt?

main force of a blow etc.

1. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment.
2. The brunt of her argument was directed at the trade union leader.
3. The infantry have taken/borne the brunt of the missile attacks.
4. I had to bear the brunt of his anger.
5. The car took the full brunt of the explosion.

Where does the word brunt come from?

brunt (n.) late 14c., “a sharp blow,” of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old Norse brundr “sexual heat,” or bruna “to advance like wildfire” (said of a ship under sail, etc.). Meaning “chief force, the heaviest or worst (of something),” as in bear the brunt, is from early 15c.

How do you use bear the brunt in a sentence?

The caretaker had to bear the brunt of the house falling down. But honestly there was nothing that he could have done. She bears the brunt of him not attending any family events. The kids should not have to bear the brunt of what the parents did.

How do you use bear the brunt?

To bear the brunt or take the brunt of something unpleasant means to suffer the main part or force of it. Young people are bearing the brunt of unemployment. A child’s head tends to take the brunt of any fall.

What is the synonym of brunt?

thrust, stress, burden. See synonyms for brunt on Thesaurus.com.

What does bear the weight mean?

support
Bear weight means “support.” The builders designed the structure to bear weight. Bear the pain means “endure the pain.” Ask for an aspirin if you can’t bear the pain.

What is beard hair?

A beard is the hair that grows on the jaw, chin, upper lip, lower lip, cheeks, and neck of humans and some non-human animals. In humans, usually pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards. Some women with hirsutism, a hormonal condition of excessive hairiness, may develop a beard.

Should I have brung?

Trick to Remember the Difference Brought is the proper way to conjugate the irregular verb bring in the past tense. In other words, you should never use brung. Since brought rhymes with other past tense verbs, like wrought, fought caught, etc., it shouldn’t be any trouble to remember to use it instead of brung.

What does it mean to bore the brunt of the joke?

Women often bore the brunt of the joke as the object of “funny” silences and misunderstandings. I looked the phrase up using Google, and I got 5K hits, yet it sounds to me as if she is mixing two idiomatic expressions–“bore the brunt of X” (as in carrying the weight of or feeling the impact of) and “were the butt of the joke”.

Is it be the butt of a joke or bear the brunt?

You can be the butt of a joke or bear the brunt of something. Native speaker and published writer/ editor (US English). Either is how I would say it, but I wouldn’t say bore the brunt of the joke. It is, indeed, combining two idioms. Thanks to everyone for the very helpful discussion!

What is the meaning of Brunt?

brunt / butt. A person who is the target of jokers is the butt of their humor (from an old meaning of the word “butt”: target for shooting at). But the object of this joking has to bear the brunt of the mockery (from an old word meaning a sharp blow or attack). A person is never a brunt. The person being attacked receives the brunt of it.

What do you call a person who is the target of jokes?

A person who is the target of jokers is the butt of their humor (from an old meaning of the word “butt”: target for shooting at). But the object of this joking has to bear the brunt of the mockery (from an old word meaning a sharp blow or attack). A person is never a brunt.