full brunt
Frequency: 6.51.1 per million words
the entire force or impact of something negative
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- Coastal towns often feel the full brunt of the hurricane.
- Small businesses are bearing the full brunt of the economic downturn.
- As the team captain, he had to take the full brunt of the blame for the loss.
- The infantry on the front lines received the full brunt of the enemy's attack.
- She felt the full brunt of his anger after she revealed the secret.
- If we don't prepare, our healthcare system will face the full brunt of the next pandemic.
- The customer service department is taking the full brunt of the complaints about the faulty product.
- The northern villages bore the full brunt of the famine in the 18th century.
- You'll feel the full brunt of the consequences if you ignore the warnings.
- The full brunt of the storm was felt along the eastern seaboard.