Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “tip over the edge” and its meaning is “upset, disturb, depress, distress, devastate”.
Example Sentence: Joe Biden signed an executive order on Friday releasing $7bn in frozen Afghan reserves (funds) to be split between humanitarian efforts for the Afghan people and American victims of terrorism, including relatives of 9/11… But critics warned that it could tip Afghanistan’s already-strained banking system over the edge into systemic failure and deepen a humanitarian crisis that has left millions facing starvation and almost the entire country – 98% – short of food.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article Biden releases $7bn in frozen Afghan funds to split between 9/11 families and aid and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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