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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Strke a chord witih me - positive/negative?
Dear All,
I was wondering if I could use the idiom strike a chord in the following way:
From a purely esthetic point of view I really like the way those Star Wars elements are blended into the Second World War photographs. And yet, for some reason I don't like how they make me feel overall. They are sort of unsettling. Of course one could make a point about how those war machines underline or highlight the whole "Axis of Evil" concept but those pictures strike a chord within me and trigger odd feelings.
If you think I could correct something or rephrase some sentences... please let me know.
Thank you
I was wondering if I could use the idiom strike a chord in the following way:
From a purely esthetic point of view I really like the way those Star Wars elements are blended into the Second World War photographs. And yet, for some reason I don't like how they make me feel overall. They are sort of unsettling. Of course one could make a point about how those war machines underline or highlight the whole "Axis of Evil" concept but those pictures strike a chord within me and trigger odd feelings.
If you think I could correct something or rephrase some sentences... please let me know.
Thank you
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If something strikes a chord with you, it usually means that it triggers a positive emotion within you because it relates in some way to something in your personal experience. In your example, the emotion created is not positive, so the use of the idiom seems inappropriate. Look here.
- If something strikes a chord with you, it usually means that it triggers a positive emotion within you because it relates in some way to something in your personal experience.
- In your example, the emotion created is not positive, so the use of the idiom seems inappropriate.
- Look here.
- org/dictionary/british/strike-a-chord Clive
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If something strikes a chord with you, it usually means that it triggers a positive emotion within you because it relates in some way to something in your personal experience.
In your example, the emotion created is not positive, so the use of the idiom seems inappropriate.
In your example, the emotion created is not positive, so the use of the idiom seems inappropriate.
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Hmm... I was afraid you were gonna say that Clive... Somehow I felt that to strike a chord and negative feelings don't go hand in hand... Could you propose a better idiom? Thanks!
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Perhaps eg but those pictures don't sit well with me
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sit+well+with
Clive
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/sit+well+with
Clive
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