Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is bear the brunt and its meaning is “to suffer or endure the worst part of something (force/burden/pressure) when a very bad or unpleasant thing happens.
Example Sentence: The alleged rape has brought the issue of sexual violence against lower-caste women, particularly in Uttar Pradesh, to the fore. India is the most dangerous country in the world to be a woman and it is women from the lower castes who bear the brunt of the sexual violence.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi arrested on way to meet Indian rape victim’s family and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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