Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “scrape the poison of the bones“ and its meaning is “eliminating or removing a pernicious/harmful/bad part of something to save the whole (system)”.
Example Sentence: Another move that underscores Mr. Xi’s renewed efforts to control the domestic security machinery is the launch of a nationwide campaign to “rectify education” for politicians and law enforcement officials. The aim is to “scrape the poison of the bones” of the country’s political and legal systems under the aegis of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission (CPLC), China’s apex body dealing with law enforcement and public security.
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Nicks to the Chinese strongman’s image and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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