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: On the flip side, a weaker rupee is driving up prices of key import commodities such as coal, oil, edible oil, gold, thus impacting the imported component of inflation. The unhedged component of corporate debt denominated in dollars is also likely to bear the brunt of a weaker rupee.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article What can the world do to help Sri Lanka? and click here to read it.
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