Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#6 of the day: TO DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN While the NDFB (S) has come out with statements accusing the security forces of targeting Bodo civilians, its plan is clearly to drive a wedge between Bodos and non-Bodos. The idiom ‘to drive a wedge between’ means to cause disagreement or hostility between i.e. if you drive a wedge between two people or groups of people you do something which spoils their relationship and turns them against each-other. An example that will better elucidate the meaning of the idiom is - The issue of global warming has driven a wedge between our government and the rest of the world.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 11:49:30 +0000
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