bear the brunt
take the brunt

He would bear the brunt of their defense for those moments.

Someone had to bear the brunt of the loss she felt.

We cannot be made to bear the brunt of other people's no.

And in some cases, much of the resistance comes from people who must bear the brunt.

I am the one that bears the brunt of this up here.

"I don't think our kids should bear the brunt of having both parents work," she said.

She was the one who would bear the brunt of it.

They could not say why men seemed to bear the brunt of it.

And yet women often bear the brunt of male violence.

The schools are being asked to bear the brunt of the cuts.