Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “red in tooth and claw“ and its meaning is “involving merciless and perhaps cruel strategies during conflict or competition; atrocious, barbaric, brutal, cruel, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, savage, vicious, wanton”.
Example Sentence: The rules of governance of capitalist and democratic institutions have always been in tension within societies. Capitalist institutions want to be unfettered by democratic regulations to make it easier to do business. Democratic institutions want to rein in the competitive animal spirits, red in tooth and claw, of capitalism to create a more compassionate capitalism that improves the world for everyone, not only for financial investors.
This word is present in The Hindu article India’s role in a disordered world and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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