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Phrase(s): strike someone as something
1. [for a thought or behavior] to affect someone a certain way. • John’s rude behavior struck me as surprising. • Mary’s attitude struck me as childish. 2. [for a person] to impress someone as something or a particular type of person. • You strike me as thoughtful. • You don’t strike me as the type of person to do something like that.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs