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Phrase of the Day (ring true)-15AUG22

Phrase of the Day (ring true)-15AUG22

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is ring true and it is a phrase meaning “to seem to be correct; to seem to be right, to seem to be true, to sound true; be acceptable, be plausible, be reasonable, be relevant, carry weight”.

Example Sentence: Seventy-five years ago, on this day, India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru made these remarks in his stirring speech on India attaining freedom at midnight: “The achievement we celebrate today is but a step, an opening of opportunity, to the greater triumphs and achievements that await us. Are we brave enough and wise enough to grasp this opportunity and accept the challenge of the future?” These words ring true even today just as when Independence unshackled India from British rule…

This phrase is present in The Hindu article A tryst with the past and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Hindu

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