Idiom
strike a false note
Meaning
To give the impression of being insincere, incongruous or inappropriate.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“His apology strikes a false note with me.”
“The politician's attempt to sound humble during the interview struck a false note with the voters.”
“Although the actor delivered his lines with technical precision, his performance struck a false note that failed to capture the character's genuine grief.”
Examples
simple
“His apology strikes a false note with me.”
contextual
“The politician's attempt to sound humble during the interview struck a false note with the voters.”
complex
“Although the actor delivered his lines with technical precision, his performance struck a false note that failed to capture the character's genuine grief.”
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