Communication
strike up a conversation
start talking with someone
If you strike up a conversation, you start talking to someone, often someone you do not know well.
Hear it in real life
How did you meet your new colleague?
We struck up a conversation in the lift.
I struck up a conversation with a woman while we were waiting for the train.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I struck ‸ a conversation with him.
Say: I struck up a conversation with him.
The fixed expression includes the particle "up": "strike up a conversation."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
strike up a conversation with someone; struck up a conversation with someone
Your turn: say it out loud
I struck up a conversation with a woman while we were waiting for the train.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
strike up a conversation
start talking with someone
“I struck up a conversation with a woman while we were waiting for the train.”
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