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We’ve already seen ‘take the grunt of.’ This one is surprisingly common- 9,000 ghits- and is probably influenced by ‘blunt object’ and ‘blunt injury.’

We are going to open up a new account (in her name) at a different bank so she doesn’t have to take the blunt of my error’s anymore, ...
www.canadian-money-advisor.ca/threadvie … 047/4.html

It’s the peasants that take the blunt of the suffering in war, though.
www.enworld.org/.../190136-knights-more … annel.html

However, I am tired of the middle class citizens having to take the blunt of the budget.
blog.timesunion.com/capitol/.../education-lobby-targets-senators/

Basketball is the only sport where a single player can take the blunt of the criticism for a TEAMS production regardless of their efforts.
blogs.chron.com/jeromesolomon/2010/.../chris_paul_isnt_a_baseball_pla.html

As is usually the case, the politicians will walk away unscathed, while you and others will take the blunt of their spending mistakes.
www.kingsfans.com/forums/showthread.php?37959-The-11th

In the event of a hurricane, the mangrove ecosystem would take the blunt of the hit …
jrscience.wcp.muohio.edu/.../EvolutionaryAdaptationsof.html