Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “It stands to reason” and its meaning is “it is obvious, it is logical, it is sensible, it is understandable”.
Example Sentence: And then there were five. More to the point, there are only five. To win a major on all three surfaces (i.e. clay, grass and hard courts) is a rarity. So rare, in fact, that the only current players to have achieved it before Saturday night’s Australian Open women’s singles final were Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Now Ash Barty joins them, and that is where the list ends… It stands to reason that this confirms her versatility.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article All-conquering Ash Barty remains humble despite joining greats in exclusive club and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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