Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “come in the way of” and its meaning is “prevent, obstruct, stop someone/something from doing something else (proceeding/progressing/moving/advancing)”.
Example Sentence: Entrenched (deep-rooted) social inequalities came in the way of ideal goals. In India, we have experienced this trajectory several times over, but the fascination of radical stances has not diminished. Removal of English is a big draw (attraction) among political parties which promise to exorcise (remove completely) India’s mind, body and soul from the ghost of colonialism. Alas, among the youth, English shows no sign of becoming unpopular.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Colonialism and its discontents today and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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