Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “leave someone to their own devices“ and it is a phrase meaning “to leave someone to do what he/she wants to do (without being monitored/supervised)”.
Example Sentence: Since public health services cannot deal with the catastrophe, citizens have been left to their devices to, literally, survive. When they seek each other’s help to care for the sick in their families, the vigilantes who now prowl our virtual and physical streets, threaten violence as they defend the reputation of their political heroes.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Felled by insensitivity, incompetence and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
“Phrasal Verbs” We Learnt Last Week
“Idioms & Phrases” We Learnt Last Week
“Important Definitions” We Learnt Last Week
Be the first to comment