Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “kith and kin“ and its meaning is “it denotes one’s ‘friends and relatives’”.
Example Sentence: If the war in Ukraine drags on for a long time, it will suit the West, just as prolonged American entanglement in Afghanistan suited China and Russia. The Ukrainian misadventure will cost Mr. Putin dearly, internationally for sure, but also domestically. After all, the Russians regard the Ukrainians as kith and kin. Many of them have intermarried with Ukrainians and have families there.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article India must spotlight Kyiv’s faint offering of hope and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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