Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “throw/put a dampener on“ and its meaning is “to make something less active; to make something less hopeful, to make something less exciting/enjoyable; disappoint, let down, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, demoralize, wear down, get down, deter, inhibit”. […….]
Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “ take precedence over“ and its meaning is “to be more important than the other thing; to be more significant than something else; to take priority over something else”. […….]
Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “nip something in the bud“ and its meaning is “to stop something (a potential problem or bad behaviour) at an early stage so that it does not become a serious problem/issue in the future; suppress, prevent, halt, destroy, stifle, obstruct, impede”. […….]
Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “drive (something) home“ and it is a phrase meaning “make someone realize, make someone understand, make someone aware of; draw attention to, underline, highlight, emphasize”. […….]
Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “by no means“ and it is a phrase meaning “not at all, certainly not, in no way, absolutely not, no way, under no circumstances”. […….]
Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is pull out all the stops and it’s meaning is “to make every effort to succeed; to do everything possible, try hard to achieve something”. […….]
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