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strike a false note
Дословно: взять неверную ноту.
Сделать что-то не вовремя или не к месту.
Сделать что-то не вовремя или не к месту.
I struck a false note when I hit him.
Было не лучшей идеей с моей стороны ударить его.
strike a happy medium
To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers.
Находить решение, которое лежит между двумя возможностями. Находить золотую середину.
Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green.
Our professor succeeded in striking a happy medium between being strict and being friendly to the students.
Наш профессор преуспел в том, чтобы найти золотую середину между строгостью и дружелюбием со студентами.
Two teaspoons of sugar made the cup of coffee too sweet, and one not sweet enough. One heaping teaspoon struck a happy medium.
strike a sour note
hit a sour note
To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news.
Испортить настроение выслушав плохие новости. Означать что-либо неприятное.
The Dean’s speech about truancy struck a sour note with many students.
Речь декана о прогулах означало неприятности для студентов.
The news of Mr. Brown's sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year's Eve party.
strike one's fancy
To please one's predilections; appeal to one.
Понравиться, вызывать интерес.
I like thrillers; and the novels by Mary Higgins Clark always strike my fancy.
Я люблю ужасы и романы Mary Higgins Clark всегда вызывают у меня интерес.
The red tie with the yellow dragon on it happened to strike my fancy, so I bought it.
strike out at
To attack someone verbally or physically.
She was so angry that she struck out at him every occasion she got.
strikebreaker
One who takes the place of workers on strike or one who recruits such people.
The striking workers threw rotten eggs at the strikebreakers.
string along
string someone along
To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly.
Обманывать, дурачить, вести себя нечестно.
George told the new boy that he must always call the teacher "Sir," but the new boy soon saw that George was stringing him along.
Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn't mean to marry him.
Susan had high hopes of marrying Charlie. When he ran off with another woman, she realized that he was just stringing her along.
Сюзан надеялась, что Чарли женится на ней. Когда он убежал с другой женщиной, она поняла, что он ее всего лишь водил за нос.
To follow someone's leadership; join his group.
Those of you who want to learn about wild flowers, string along with Jake.
strings attached
With some special proviso or condition that is a handicap.
John inherited a large fortune but with the string attached that he could not touch a penny of it before his 28th birthday.