American Idioms and Expressions

Bear The Brunt Of (something) Idiom

This database is a comprehensive collection of all the American idioms and slang available. American Idioms are many and varied. We hope you enjoy our collection. We are adding more all the time. .

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bear the brunt of (something)
What does bear the brunt of (something) mean?		 to withstand the worst part or the strongest part of somethingThe small island bore the brunt of the tropical storm.

Some Random Idioms
believe one`s eyes
What does "believe one`s eyes" mean?		 to believe what one is seeingWe could not believe our eyes when we saw the three bears on the highway.
skins
What does "skins" mean?		drums
in neutral
What does "in neutral" mean?		 a car's motor is running but the gear is in neutral so the car does not move, something does not moveI put the car in neutral as I waited for the train to pass.
all talk (and no action)
What does "all talk (and no action)" mean?		 to talk about doing something but never really do itOur boss was all talk and no action and nothing new was ever done in our department.
all the livelong day
What does "all the livelong day" mean?		 throughout the whole day I know the words to the song, “I've been working on the railroad, all the livelong day.”

drop/dump (something) in (someone's) lap
What does "drop/dump (something) in (someone's) lap" mean?		 give a problem that you have to someone else to solveMy supervisor dumped some extra work in my lap just before I was going to go home.
walk
What does "walk" mean?		something easy to accomplish or do
White as snow
What does "White as snow" mean?		 If something or someone is as white as snow, they are perfect or completely uncorrupted and honest.
cross (someone`s) mind
What does "cross (someone`s) mind" mean?		 to be a sudden or passing thought, to occur to someone (an idea)It suddenly crossed my mind that the store would be closed all day on Monday.
look for (something to happen)
What does "look for (something to happen)" mean?		 think/expect that something is likely to happenThey are looking for our manager to become the next sales director of the company.
deal with (something)
What does "deal with (something)" mean?		 to be concerned with something, to take action about something We will deal with the boxes tomorrow.
get going
What does "get going" mean?		 to begin, to act, to go"Let's get going and begin to clean the house."
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