Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “nip/snap at someone’s heels” and its meaning is “(in a competition/contest) to trail/follow someone very closely and have a chance of defeating/replacing him/her”.
Example Sentence: The Republicans who once denounced him are beginning to accept Trump’s election lies. But where will voters go in the midterms?… For the grim truth is that while Donald Trump is the last US president, he may also be the next. What’s more, the menace of Trumpism is darker now than it ever was before (and he’s snapping at Biden’s heels)… This grim prognosis rests on two premises: the current weakness of Joe Biden and the current strength of his predecessor.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article The Trump menace is darker than ever – and he’s snapping at Biden’s heels and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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