There is a sentence that confused me in Foreign Affairs.
There is an article about Obama's foreign blueprint he outlined in his speech in the Westpoint. In this article, there is a sentence: Force cannot be the go-to method of solving problems.(short version, to that effect) What does "go-to" mean here? Your kind answer would be appreciated!
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The 'go-to' method means the method that people always automatically use.
It's actually a very common expression these days. You'd say eg:
' If we've got any technical problems, Jack is our go-to man'
This means that we automatically 'go to' him first to solve our problems.
What Obama meant here, is that we mustn't immediately resort to using force whenever there is a problem to be solved. We should consider other more peaceful options first.
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it means force cannot be relied on (or be used) to solve problems. ^_^
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