Today’s “Word of the Day” is cream off and it is a phrasal verb meaning “to take the best part of something for oneself unfairly; to take a lot of profit for oneself unfairly”.
Example Sentence: As grim as the crisis in Kazakhstan already appears, it could soon look much worse… The unrest was sparked when the cost of liquefied petroleum gas almost doubled after the authorities lifted price caps – and soon spiralled. Modest concessions did not address the deeper grievances: corruption in a nation rich in oil, where many still struggle to get by (survive/manage) while the elite cream off the cash, and the authoritarianism of a post-Soviet state that has never held a free and fair election.
This word is present in The Guardian article The Guardian view on Kazakhstan’s unrest: danger ahead and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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