Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “grow a spine“ and its meaning is “to become confident, to become courageous, to be emboldened, to gather up courage, to muster up strength”.
Example Sentence: The resignation of Arun Goel as Election Commissioner just ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections has created ripples in Indian politics. For the first time since 1993, a single-member Election Commission is currently supervising poll preparations in the world’s largest democracy… So, what does Mr. Goel’s resignation spell? Will the Government rush to appoint two Election Commissioners under the new law that gives the political executive a majority in the selection process? Do Election Commissioners grow a spine after taking office?
This phrase is present in What the resignation of an Election Commissioner ahead of general elections implies | In Focus podcast and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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