Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “come running” and its meaning is “to react/respond eagerly & promptly when someone is reaching out to you (‘reach out’ means ‘to seek to obtain/offer assistance’)”.
Example Sentence: “Russia is going to be the junior partner in this relationship with China. And the more leverage that China gains over Russia, the less favourable that is for India, I don’t think anyone would believe that if China once again breached the Line of Actual Control, that Russia will come running to India’s defence.” the American Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economics Daleep Singh observed.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article U.S. Deputy NSA cautions India against trade deals with Russia and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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