Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is be a far cry from and its meaning is “to be entirely different from something”.
Example Sentence: Saudi Arabia on Tuesday said only around 1,000 pilgrims of various nationalities already in the kingdom will be allowed to perform a dramatically scaled-down Haj, as it battles a coronavirus surge. The reduced number is a far cry from the 2.5 million who attended the five-day ritual last year.
This phrase is present in The Hindu International article Only 1,000 pilgrims can attend Haj and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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