hit the right note

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hit/strike the right note

if something you say or do hits the right note, it is suitable and has a good effect He saw his remarks had struck the right note - his friend was smiling now. (sometimes + of ) The General's calm manner hit the right note of moderation, to reassure his audience.

See also: hit, note, right

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MORE than 200 call centre workers hit the right note for Comic Relief yesterday as their performed their own version of the single Barry Islands in the Stream. Staff sing out for cash by South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales) GIRL group The Saturdays are set to hit the right note on Tyneside. CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF HELPING by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) Byline: John Dingwall PRIMAL Scream hit the right notes at their T in the Park warm-up. the Razz: Scream fans in for a T-reat; LIVE LAST NIGHT by Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			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 the buffers hit the bull's-eye hit the ceiling hit the deck hit the dirt hit the fan hit the ground running hit the hay hit the headlines hit the high spots hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the panic button hit the right note hit the road hit the roof hit the sack hit the side of a barn hit the skids hit the spot hit the trail hit town hit up hit where it hurts hit with hitch hitch wagon to Hitch your wagon to a star hither hither, thither, and yon hits the fan hive of activity ho-hum hoard up hoarse as a crow hobnob with Hobson's choice hock hoe			hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the ground running hit the hay hit the hay hit the headlines hit the high spots Hit the Highway hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the jackpot hit the mark hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the nail on the head hit the panic button hit the panic button hit the panic button hit the pavement Hit the ribbon hit the right note hit the road hit the road hit the road hit the road hit the road hit the road Hit the Road Jack hit the roof hit the roof Hit the Roof Recordings hit the sack hit the sack hit the scene hit the scene hit the scene hit the side of a barn hit the skids hit the spot hit the spot hit the spot hit the spot hit the spot hit the spot hit the trail hit the trail hit the trail hit the trail hit the trail hit the trail hit the wall

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