Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “to the hilt” and its meaning is “completely, fully, wholly, totally, entirely, utterly, unconditionally, in every respect, as much as possible, to the very extent/level/degree”.
Example Sentence: The EU believes the carbon tax is compatible with World Trade Organization norms, but India is looking to challenge that… So, a threat of retaliatory tariffs on EU imports is also being weighed even as plans are afoot to quantify the various carbon taxes levied in India. Having positioned itself as the voice of the global South, India must play that part to the hilt while at the helm of the G-20 this year and galvanise other nations to take on the EU’s carbon tax framework.
This phrase is present in Green crosshairs: On the impact of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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