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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Bear the blunt

Could anyone explain the meaning of " bear the blunt" in the following sentence?

Thank you and happy new year!!!

Those families — more than a million of them since 2001 — have borne the brunt of the psychological and emotional strain of deployments.
  

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Hi, Could anyone explain the meaning of " bear the blunt brunt " in the following sentence? Thank you and happy new year!!! Those families — more than a million of them since 2001 — have borne the brunt of the psychological and emotional strain of deployments.

— Clive

  • Hi, Could anyone explain the meaning of " bear the blunt brunt " in the following sentence?
  • Thank you and happy new year!!!
  • Those families — more than a million of them since 2001 — have borne the brunt of the psychological and emotional strain of deployments.
  • They have absorbed the main impact Clive
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Hi,
Could anyone explain the meaning of " bear the blunt brunt" in the following sentence?
Thank you and happy new year!!!

Those families — more than a million of them since 2001 — have borne the brunt of the psychological and emotional strain of deployments.
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CliveHi,Could anyone explain the meaning of " bear the blunt brunt" in the following sentence? Thank you and happy new year!!! Those families — more than a million of them since 2001 — have borne the brunt of the psychological and emotional strain of deployments.They have absorbed the main impactClive

But lets' hope that it was blunt, rather than sharp.
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