English / idiom
It Took Nixon to Go to China
MEANING IN ENGLISH
Only an uncompromising, established figure has the political credibility to execute an unexpected, unorthodox policy change.
In context
01
Only a staunch conservative could slash military spending without public outcry; it took Nixon to go to China.
02
The seasoned union boss accepted the wage reform smoothly; truly, it took Nixon to go to China.
Synonyms
Nixon-to-China moment,paradoxical diplomacy,daring breakthrough
Antonyms
predictable diplomacy,conventional action
Collocations
classic example of it took Nixon to go to China,political paradox of it took Nixon to go to China,remind that it took Nixon to go to China