Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is lay a foundation and it is a phrase meaning is “to make a start; to provide basic ideas from which something bigger develops or to provide basic ideas from which something to be successful”.
Example Sentence: There’s the satisfaction of learning and mastering new skills – particularly those you always believed you were simply hardwired to never acquire. Everyday physical tasks become easier, turning you into a more helpful resource. You lay a healthy foundation for later years to build on. It’s undeniably rewarding, too, to put significant effort into something and see results, even if that can be construed as vanity (uselessness).
This word is present in The Guardian article I used to associate gyms with vanity, until I realised they helped minds as well as bodies and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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