Emotions & feelings
strike a chord
create a strong personal feeling
If something strikes a chord, it creates a strong feeling because it connects with your own experiences or emotions.
Hear it in real life
Why did that speech affect you so much?
It struck a chord because I had the same experience.
The film struck a chord with anyone who had cared for an elderly parent.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The story struck a cord with me.
Say: The story struck a chord with me.
The expression uses "chord," as in music, not "cord."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
strike a chord with someone; struck a chord with someone
Your turn: say it out loud
The film struck a chord with anyone who had cared for an elderly parent.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
strike a chord
create a strong personal feeling
“The film struck a chord with anyone who had cared for an elderly parent.”
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