Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “cast a shadow on/over” and its meaning is “to make people feel less happy, to make situation appear less good or hopeful; disappoint, let down, discourage, demoralize, wear down”.
Example Sentence: The supreme court has ruled there is no constitutional right to abortion in the United States, upending the landmark Roe v Wade case from nearly 50 years ago in a rare reversal of long-settled law… “Though the court’s decision cast a dark shadow over large swaths (areas) of the land, many states still recognize a woman’s right to choose. So if a woman lives in a state that restricts abortion, the supreme court’s decision does not prevent her from traveling from her home state to the state that allows it. It does not prevent a doctor in that state from treating her.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Making sense of New Delhi’s Taliban rapprochement and click here to read it.
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