Brinkmanship

Brinkmanship: brinkmanship is a term that describes the practice of pushing dangerous situations to the edge of conflict to achieve an advantage. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/Brinkmanship  Thanks for visiting ArtisanEnglish.jp’s The Posts – The Podcast today.  These podcasts and posts are created to help our students and anyone who wants to access them to improve their English vocabulary.  Take the first step to perfect your English ability take a FREE TRIAL LESSON with me, David, at https://www.artisanenglish.jp/contact/  https://links.artisanenglish.jp/TrialLesson  I provide 100% error correction, fantastic discussion topics and detailed after-lesson written feedback.  Here are some terms from today’s episode that may have been new to you.  Walk on eggshells: walk on eggshells means to be extremely careful about what you say or what you do so as not to hurt a friend's feelings or make them angry. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/WalkOnEggshells  Bull in a china shop: describing someone as a bull in a china shop means they break things, make mistakes or otherwise cause damage when a gentle touch is needed. https://links.artisanenglish.jp/BullInChinaShop  Double-edged sword: the definition of a double-edged sword is something that has both positive and negative effects. Rain is good for crops but it makes you wet. https://b.link/DoubleEdgedSword    Website: https://www.artisanenglish.jp Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artisanenglish.jp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/david.artisanenglish.jp/ X: https://x.com/ArtisanEnglish YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Artisanenglish Spotify Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artisanenglishjp