Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “a rush of blood to the head“ and its meaning is “if you have a rush of blood to the head, you do something foolishly/dangerously with a sudden feeling of excitement/angry”.
Example Sentence: It has taken 20 years to prove the invasion of Afghanistan was totally unnecessary… After the 2001 invasion the US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld demanded that George Bush “punish and get out”. Yet neither Bush nor Tony Blair listened. Instead they experienced a rush of blood to the head.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article It has taken 20 years to prove the invasion of Afghanistan was totally unnecessary and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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