Today’s “Word of the Day” is “thrive on” and it is a phrasal verb meaning “to enjoy something, particularly one that other people find unpleasant; to be successful at something particularly one that other people find difficult”.
Example Sentence: Since his first campaign in 2016, Donald Trump has thrived on disruption, destruction and upheaval, falsely styling himself an insurgent outsider who uproots elites, clips the wings of the establishment and drains the “Washington swamp”.
This phrase is present in The Guardian article The Observer view on Donald Trump’s mendacious re-election campaign and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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