Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “bring a knife to a gunfight” and it is a phrase meaning “to be very badly/poorly prepared for something (confrontation or other challenging situation)”.
Example Sentence: Republicans aren’t conceding – and Democrats are bringing a knife to a gun fight. The Republicans’ bid to overturn (invalidate) the election is a full-scale emergency – and yet the Democratic strategy seems to be to pretend it isn’t happening.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Republicans aren’t conceding – and Democrats are bringing a knife to a gun fight and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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