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Zunayeed Posted 14 years ago
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What does cut means ?

education will bear the brunt of the cuts

in the above sentence, what does cut means ?
  

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Sounds to me like cuts in the budget. The government will now spend less on education. To bear the brunt of something is to carry the heaviest part of the burden which it creates.

— Avangi

  • Sounds to me like cuts in the budget.
  • The government will now spend less on education.
  • To bear the brunt of something is to carry the heaviest part of the burden which it creates.
  • As an aside, the clarity of your post could be greatly improved by the proper use of capital letters and punctuation.
  • Best wishes, - A.
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Sounds to me like cuts in the budget. The government will now spend less on education.
To bear the brunt of something is to carry the heaviest part of the burden which it creates.

As an aside, the clarity of your post could be greatly improved by the proper use of capital letters and punctuation.
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What does "cut" mean? (Not means.)

CJ
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Thanks for your reply dear A .

'Education will bear the burnt of the cuts .'

Question is what does cut mean in the above sentence ?

http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/brunt?q=brunt

bear
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zunayeedEducation will bear the brunt of the cuts.
Assuming that we're talking about public education, this is paid for by the government, with tax money.
When the economy goes bad, governments have a hard time paying for all the things the country needs.
So they have to eliminate or reduce certain expenditures. These are called "cuts." (cuts
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