| strike a balance | (vt) ทำให้เกิดสมดุล |
| strike a blow | (v) affect adversely, Example: The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws |
| strike a chord | (v) create an emotional response, Example: The music struck a chord with the listeners |
| strike a chord | (v) evoke a reaction, response, or emotion, Syn. touch a chord, Example: this writer strikes a chord with young women; The storyteller touched a chord |