(transitive with de) to bear the brunt

(literally) to do the housework, the household chores / (figuratively) to clean up; to clear out

(of a woman) to put on airs

(informal) to be a hit

(informal, figuratively) to sulk, to pout, to be in a huff

to play dead (to act as though no longer alive)

(intransitive) to do the shopping, to do the shopping errands

(nautical) to go astern / (figuratively) to backpedal, retreat, do a U-turn

(figuratively, transitive with à) to preach, to lecture (someone)

(figuratively) to bow and scrape