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What does bear the brunt mean?

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Verb
  1. (idiomatic) To endure the worst part of something.
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Rural women bear the brunt of the problems caused by environmental degradation.
The poor of the world will have to bear the brunt of the resulting resource degradation.
Sales and marketing staff are expected to bear the brunt of the cost-cutting measures.
His daughter has to bear the brunt of talk generated by her father's downfall.
Cllr Michael Abbey asked if the cost of half a million was recoupable or would the council have to bear the brunt of the entire cost.
And they still bear the brunt of urban poverty as single parents in the commercial wastelands that too often are their neighborhoods.

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