bear the brunt of : ～の矢面に立つ

bear the brunt of

• ～の矢面に立つ、～の影響・被害をまともに食らう

Examples

• Women bear/take the brunt of social change.
• Small companies are feeling the full brunt of the recession.
• Canada has borne the brunt of China's fury over the arrest of Huawei CFO.