strike a sour note
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strike a sour note and hit a sour note

Fig. to signify something unpleasant. Jane's sad announcement struck a sour note at the annual banquet. News of the accident hit a sour note in our holiday celebration.

See also: note, sour, strike

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France's controversial qualification for the 2010 World Cup has hit a sour note with the French public, with over eight out of 10 people disapproving according to a poll televised on France 2. Eight out of 10 French give thumbs down to France team by AFP / AFP Global Edition Byline: Daniel van THE FTSE 100 Index hit a sour note yesterday, falling 93. US spending patterns impact on the Footsie by The Journal (Newcastle, England) 6m community centre opened in 2004 with a great fanfare has hit a sour note - and could close owing thousands. pounds 1.6m DRAM CENTRE 'DOOMED' Gas cut off as debts reach pounds ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)			hindside first hinge on hint hint at hint for hint to hip hip to hire hire away hire out his hiss hiss at hiss off hiss out hissy history history in the making History repeats itself hit hit a home run hit a nerve hit a plateau hit a snag hit a sour note hit a wall hit against hit and miss hit at hit back hit below the belt hit between the eyes hit bottom hit hard hit home hit in hit it off hit like a ton of bricks hit off hit on hit one where one lives hit or miss hit out hit pay dirt hit rock bottom hit stride hit the books hit the bottle hit the brakes hit the bricks			Hit & Kill Hit & Miss Hit & Run Hit & Run hit & run accident Hit (baseball) Hit (disambiguation) Hit (disambiguation) Hit (disambiguation) Hit (disambiguation) Hit (disambiguation) hit (one's) stride hit (one's) stride hit a brick wall hit a brick wall hit a brick wall hit a dog with car hit a happy medium hit a home run hit a nerve hit a nerve hit a nerve hit a nerve hit a nerve hit a plateau hit a raw nerve hit a raw nerve hit a raw nerve hit a raw nerve hit a snag hit a sour note hit a wall hit against hit against hit and miss Hit and run Hit and run Hit and run Hit and run Hit and run Hit and Run - Public Road Hit and Run Accident Hit and Run Accident Hit and runs Hit and runs Hit Assessment hit at Hit Avoidance Hit Avoidance Planning Working Group Hit Avoidance System Hit Avoidance System Controller hit back hit back hit back Hit Batter/Batsman hit below the belt hit below the belt hit below the belt hit below the belt hit below the belt hit below the belt

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strike a sour note (redirected from hit a sour note)

strike a sour note
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