Phrase of the Day

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “queer the pitch“ and its meaning is “to spoil something that someone had planned to do (in order to achieve something)”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “have no dog in the fight” and its meaning is “have no vested/personal interest in the outcome of a particular situation; have no personal stake in the matter/issue”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “pour/throw cold water on” and its meaning is “reduce someone’s enthusiasm/interest in doing something; to decrease someone’s courage/confidence in; discourage, demoralize, unnerve, dispirit, dishearten, unenthuse, scare, frighten, intimidate, dismay, deter”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “bring someone to their senses” and its meaning is “to make someone to think and be reasonable or sensible after being foolish or irrational”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “on the rise” and its meaning is “increasing, becoming higher/greater (in number, amount, value, etc.)”. […….]

Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “shed/cast/throw light on“ and its meaning is “to explain something by providing more information; explain, elucidate, interpret, simplify, make clear, clarify, clear up”. […….]