Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “strike a chord“ and its meaning is “cause someone to remember something related to him/her in a certain way; arouse an emotional feeling to something (either positively or negatively)”.
Example Sentence: The ruling party’s (Trinamool Congress) slogans of Joy Bangla (Hail Bengal) and Bangla Nijjer Mekei Chai (Bengal wants its own daughter) struck a chord with people against the BJP’s claim of providing “Asal Paribartan” (real change).
This phrase is present in The Hindu article Mamata wins West Bengal but loses in Nandigram and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Hindu
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