Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
BRINKMANSHIP
brinkmanship
(noun) the policy of pushing a dangerous situation to the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
brinkmanship (usually uncountable, plural brinkmanships)
Pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to risk a dangerous policy rather than concede a point.
Source: Wiktionary
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