Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is when push comes to shove and its meaning is “if the situation becomes so bad and critical, you have to make a decision or you need to take action; eventually, in the end”.
Example Sentence: Modi needs to choose. He can either talk to China as Rajiv Gandhi and Narasimha Rao once did, to negotiate a new mechanism for sorting out border disputes; or he can explicitly commit India to an American-led alliance designed to contain China. Neither will be easy. A bullying China led by Xi might want unsettled borders to keep India off balance. An inward-looking US might not be a reliable ally when push comes to shove in the Himalayas.
This word is present in The Guardian Opinion article Here’s why tensions are running high on India and China’s border and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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