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strike a chord

if something you hear or see strikes a chord, it seems familiar to you. Carson? That name strikes a chord.

See also: chord, strike

strike a chord

to cause you to realize that something is connected to you in some way. The characters in the play strike a chord because their speech and their reactions are like ours.

See also: chord, strike

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