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Idiom touch a chord if something strikes a chord with someone, they are interested in it and like it because it is connected with their own lives or opinions.Clearly the book has struck a chord, as we can see from the hundreds of letters we have received from readers.Her ideas on social reform will strike a chord with poor people everywhere. (often + with)
touch a chord (with someone)To elicit or trigger a strong emotional response to something; to be very poignant. Thank you for speaking, your words really touched a chord with me. The film still touches a chord with younger audiences, even after all these years. In my opinion, nothing touches a chord quite the same way music does. strike/touch a ˈchord (with somebody) say or do something which speaks directly to somebody’s emotions or memories: His war poetry struck a chord with people who remembered that period. |