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bore the brunt

bore the brunt is the simple past of bear the brunt.

Meaning of bear the brunt

Verb

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)

  1. (idiomatic) To endure the worst part of something.

Questions about bore the brunt

What is bore the brunt the simple past of?
Bore the brunt is the simple past of bear the brunt.

Words near bore the brunt in the dictionary

  1. bore out
  2. bore sight
  3. bore sighted
  4. bore sighting
  5. bore sights
  6. bore the brunt
  7. bore the scars
  8. bore up
  9. bore upon
  10. bore water
  11. bore with

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