Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “rise to the occasion“ and it is a phrase meaning “to try hard or make every effort to overcome a difficult situation successfully”.
Example Sentence: Sameh Shoukry, the Egyptian foreign minister who is president of the Cop27 UN climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, called on countries to make progress as the talks ran on well into Saturday afternoon, nearly a day after their scheduled close on Friday evening, with no end in sight. “It is the parties that must rise to the occasion,” said Shoukry. “The world is watching, time is not on our side, and all must show flexibility. What we’re doing is providing the environment that can accommodate the position of various parties.”
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Cop27 talks in disarray with 1.5C goal at risk, campaigners warn and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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