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Trigger a feeling or memory, as in That poem strikes a chord in all those touched by the Holocaust . This term alludes to striking the strings or keys of a musical instrument. [First half of 1800s] Also see strike the right note .

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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