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English Idioms :: strike
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strike.html - See: CALLED STRIKE, HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE. |
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English Idioms :: strike a bargain
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strike.html - {v. phr.} To arrive at a price satisfactory to both the buyer and the seller. * /After a great deal of haggling, they managed to strike a bargain./ |
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English Idioms :: strike a happy medium
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strike.html - {v. phr.} To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. * /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./ |
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English Idioms :: strike all of a heap
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strike.html - See: ALL OF A HEAP. |
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English Idioms :: strike gold
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strike.html - {v. phr.} 1. To find gold. * /Ted struck gold near an abandoned mine in California./ 2. To find suddenly the answer to an old puzzle. * /Professor Brown's assistant struck gold when he came up with an equation that explained the irregular motions of a double star./ See: PAY DIRT. |
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English Idioms :: strike home
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strike.html - See: HIT HOME. |
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