Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is in the doldrums and it is a phrase meaning “inactive, slow, slack, sluggish, stagnant, lethargic, inert, dull”.
Example Sentence: India signed memorandum of understandings (MoUs) with Iran in 2015 to develop the Chabahar port in the Sistan-Baluchistan province that was in the doldrums from 2003. Most of the Central Asian leaders view India’s Chabahar port as an opportunity to diversify their export markets and control China’s ambitions.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article India’s Central Asian outreach and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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