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Phrase(s): strike a chord (with someone)
Fig. to cause someone to remember something; to remind someone of something; to be familiar. • The woman in the portrait struck a chord with me, and I realized that it was my grandmother. • His name strikes a chord, but I don’t know why.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs
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Trigger a feeling or memory, as in That poem strikes a chord in all those touched by the Holocaust. This term alludes to striking the strings or keys of a musical instrument. [First half of 1800s] Also see STRIKE THE RIGHT NOTE.
American Heritage Idioms