take the brunt of (something)
take the brunt of (something)
To suffer the worst part of an unpleasant or problematic situation. When our system crashed, the call center employees took the brunt of our customers' anger. Because I came home late, my sister took the brunt of our mother's frustration about her job.
See also: brunt, of, take
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- bear the brunt
- bear the brunt (of something)
- bear the brunt of
- bear the brunt of something
- brunt
- mixed up in (something)
- bear the brunt, to
- mix (one) up in (something)
- mix up in
- mixe