Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “rise to the challenge“ and it is a phrase meaning “to show that you are capable of dealing with a difficult situation successfully, particularly by performing better than usual”.
Example Sentence: This is a moral disaster for the west, that has for the past 200 years projected itself as the pre-eminent defender of liberty and egalitarianism (equalitarianism, social equality), the bedrock of democracy. In world politics, India is on her own now, and has no option but to be the sole defender of human rights. Will we rise to the challenge?
This phrase is present in The Hindu article A moral disaster for the west and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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