Meaning of tip of the spear | Babel Free
Definitions
- The foremost person or group; those on the front lines.
- The leading position of someone in a difficult situation.
Examples
“Bannon called Argentina “the tip of the tip of the spear of the fight for the Judeo-Christian west”.”
“In this and similar theorizing of criminal-justice reform, Simonson draws the focus of reform advocates to the tip of the spear—police administration.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.