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.
Two teaspoons of sugar made the cup of coffee too sweet, and one not sweet enough. One heaping teaspoon struck a happy medium.
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.
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 news of Mr. Brown's sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year's Eve party.
The Dean’s speech about truancy struck a sour note with many students.
Речь декана о прогулах означало неприятности для студентов.
strike gold
To find gold.
Ted struck gold near an abandoned mine in California.
To find suddenly the answer to an old puzzle.
Неожиданно найти ответ на старый вопрос или решение старой проблемы.
Professor Brown's assistant struck gold when he came up with an equation that explained the irregular motions of a double star.
I think she has struck gold this time in her new job. It suits her perfectly!
Я думаю, она сорвала джек-пот с этой работой. Она ей подходит идеально!
strike it rich
To discover oil, or a large vein of minerals to be mined, or a buried treasure.
The old prospector panned gold for years before he struck it rich.
To become rich or successful suddenly or without expecting to.
Everyone wanted to buy one of the new gadgets, and their inventor struck it rich.
John did not know that he had a rich Uncle John in Australia. John struck it rich when his uncle left his money to John.
strike one funny
To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining.
"It strikes me funny," he said, "that you should refuse my invitation to visit my chateau in France. After all, you love both red wine and old castles. "
strike one's fancy
To please one's predilections; appeal to one.
Понравиться, вызывать интерес.
The red tie with the yellow dragon on it happened to strike my fancy, so I bought it.
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.
strike out at
To attack someone verbally or physically.
She was so angry that she struck out at him every occasion she got.