strike/touch a chord in/with
idiom
: to strongly impress (someone)
Her comments about political corruption clearly struck a chord with many voters.
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Though the adoration for Bernardini in 30 inches of cotton and jersey rolled in quickly, Réard’s design struggled to strike a chord with American wearers until the 1960s.
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Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 5 July 2024
Photo : Getty/Gerald Charles Johannes Huebl: Gerald Charles Maestro 3.0 Chronograph
The Gerald Charles watch model Johannes Huebl wore to the Giambattista Valli show on Monday will surely strike a chord with collectors.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 June 2024
Such rhetoric seems designed to strike a chord with critics in the French opposition who denounce their country’s stances on Ukraine or Syria as being too closely aligned to those of the United States.
—David Cadier, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2016
But adding other structures such as rock-climbing walls or a themed, imaginative play element could strike a chord with every youngster.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
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Gabriele Regalbuto, Fox News, 5 July 2024
Photo : Getty/Gerald Charles Johannes Huebl: Gerald Charles Maestro 3.0 Chronograph
The Gerald Charles watch model Johannes Huebl wore to the Giambattista Valli show on Monday will surely strike a chord with collectors.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 29 June 2024
Such rhetoric seems designed to strike a chord with critics in the French opposition who denounce their country’s stances on Ukraine or Syria as being too closely aligned to those of the United States.
—David Cadier, Foreign Affairs, 31 Oct. 2016
But adding other structures such as rock-climbing walls or a themed, imaginative play element could strike a chord with every youngster.
—Brianna Kamienski, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
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