On the toes
"Jeremy Corbyn’s weaknesses would be enough that he would draw the fire while she basked in the glow of that comparison. But she reckoned without the unforgiving searchlight of a general election. Nothing has gone to plan as the words “strong and stable” have been scrubbed from her backdrop. A nervy emptiness has emerged, as she drops clunking, arid platitudes on the toes of even her most sycophantic interviewers."
What does "on the toes" exactly mean in the phrase "arid platitudes on the toes of even her most sycophantic interviewers" in the paragraph above?
Top answer
She makes crude mistakes in interviews. The writer compares the effect of these mistakes to the effect of literally dropping heavy weights on the toes of people who interview her.
- She makes crude mistakes in interviews.
- The writer compares the effect of these mistakes to the effect of literally dropping heavy weights on the toes of people who interview her.
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She makes crude mistakes in interviews. The writer compares the effect of these mistakes to the effect of literally dropping heavy weights on the toes of people who interview her.
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