Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “the haves and the have-nots“ and it is a phrase meaning “the people who are very rich and the people who are very poor”.
Example Sentence: The stark divide between haves and have-nots is still a reality and law must work to alleviate poverty, Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana said on Sunday. “Despite our being a part of a welfare state, benefits are not trickling down to the intended beneficiaries at the desired levels. People’s aspiration about leading a dignified life are often met with challenges. One of them, primarily, being poverty,” the CJI said.
This word is present in The Hindu article The divide between haves and have-nots is still a reality: CJI Ramana and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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