Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “call someone names“ and it is a phrase meaning “insult/abuse someone verbally”.
Example Sentence: Lastly, what is India’s preferred outcome in the Ukraine war? Neither the weakening of Russia nor the destruction and splintering of Ukraine is in its interests. What India wants is an immediate end to the war… So, if it wants peace and a resolution to the conflict, as Jawaharlal Nehru stated in 1957 in the wake of the Soviet intervention in Hungary, “it doesn’t help calling names and condemning” any power. Instead, India should stick to its pragmatic neutrality, rooted in realism, and continue to push for a practical solution to the Ukraine crisis.
This phrase is present in Positing India’s stand on the Ukraine war and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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