Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “rise to the occasion“ and it is a phrase meaning “to try hard or make every effort to overcome a difficult situation successfully”.
Example Sentence: However, can European politicians rise to the occasion and take the necessary action to curb Putin? Looking at British politics, I can only see the unlikelihood of the necessary pan-European action being taken. At present, our politics is dominated by an insular, Europhobic Conservative party and government in thrall to the City of London and Russian money. Not the politicians capable of leading, or being part of, an effective collaborative effort to restrain Russia.
This word is present in The Guardian article The unfolding catastrophe in Ukraine is a reckoning for the west and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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