Idiom
strike a chord
Meaning
To elicit a significant reaction, especially one which is favorable or sympathetic.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Her story really strikes a chord with me.”
“The politician's speech about helping families struck a chord with the voters in the room.”
“The author's poignant description of loss struck a chord with readers who had experienced similar grief.”
Examples
simple
“Her story really strikes a chord with me.”
contextual
“The politician's speech about helping families struck a chord with the voters in the room.”
complex
“The author's poignant description of loss struck a chord with readers who had experienced similar grief.”
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