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Word of the Day (wade into)-06AUG20

Word of the Day (wade into)-06AUG20

Today’s “Word of the Day” is wade into (something) and it is a phrasal verb meaning “to get involved in a difficult situation (argument, debate, fight & etc) without thinking about the possible consequences”.

Example Sentence: In India’s parliament, home minister Amit Shah said he was prepared to lay down his life to take over the territories of what India calls Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) and what Kashmiris call Azad Kashmir, as well as the frontier provinces of Gilgit-Baltistan. He also threw in Aksai Chin, once part of the erstwhile kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir, now a part of China. He was wading into dangerous territory, literally as well as figuratively. The borders he was talking about lie between three nuclear powers.

This word is present in The The Guardian article Modi’s brutal treatment of Kashmir exposes his tactics – and their flaws and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Guardian

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