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)New idioms dictionary. 2014.
touch a chord — verb evoke a reaction, response, or emotion this writer strikes a chord with young women The storyteller touched a chord • Syn: ↑strike a chord • Hypernyms: ↑arouse, ↑elicit, ↑enkindle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
touch a chord — ► strike (or touch) a chord affect or stir someone s emotions. Main Entry: ↑chord … English terms dictionary
touch a chord (with someone) — strike/touch/a chord (with someone) phrase to produce an emotion such as sympathy in someone Her tale of woe struck a chord with Edward. Thesaurus: to make someone feel a particular emotion or strong emotionssynonym Main entry: chord … Useful english dictionary
touch a chord (with somebody) — strike/touch a ˈchord (with sb) idiom to say or do sth that makes people feel sympathy or enthusiasm • The speaker had obviously struck a chord with his audience. Main entry: ↑chordidiom … Useful english dictionary
strike/touch a chord — ◇ If something strikes/touches a chord in/with you, you think that it is true and have strong feelings about it. Her comments about political corruption clearly struck a chord with many voters. • • • Main Entry: ↑chord … Useful english dictionary
strike (or touch) a chord — affect or stir someone s emotions. → chording … English new terms dictionary
chord — Ⅰ. chord [1] ► NOUN ▪ a group of three or more notes sounded together in harmony. DERIVATIVES chordal adjective. ORIGIN from ACCORD(Cf. ↑accord); the spelling was influenced by CHORD(Cf. ↑chord … English terms dictionary
chord — [ko:d US ko:rd] n [Sense: 1; Date: 1400 1500; Origin: accord] [Sense: 2 3; Date: 1500 1600; Origin: cord; influenced by Latin chorda ( CORD) (] [Sense: 2; Date: (17 19 centuries); Origin: chord string of a musical instrument )] … Dictionary of contemporary English
chord — [ kɔrd ] noun count * 1. ) two or more musical notes played together a ) a particular position of the fingers on the guitar, producing a particular sound 2. ) TECHNICAL a straight line that connects two points in a circle or curved line… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
chord — I n. combination of three or more musical notes 1) to play chords 2) a dominant; major; minor chord II n. feeling, emotion 1) to strike, touch a chord 2) a popular; responsive, sensitive, sympathetic chord (to strike a responsive chord) * * *… … Combinatory dictionary
