- strike up a conversation
- begin a conversation with someone, start talking to someone
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
strike up a conversation
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strike up a conversation — begin a conversation with a stranger Uncle Ho is sociable. He strikes up a conversation with anyone … English idioms
strike up something — strike up (something) to begin something. She struck up a relationship with an artist soon after she arrived in Paris. We walk into the room and a brass band strikes up a rendition of Parker s Mood. I was hoping he d strike up a conversation … New idioms dictionary
strike up — (something) to begin something. She struck up a relationship with an artist soon after she arrived in Paris. We walk into the room and a brass band strikes up a rendition of Parker s Mood. I was hoping he d strike up a conversation … New idioms dictionary
strike up — verb 1. start playing (Freq. 4) The musicians struck up a tune • Syn: ↑sound off • Topics: ↑music • Hypernyms: ↑play … Useful english dictionary
strike up — 1) PHRASAL VERB When you strike up a conversation or friendship with someone, you begin one. [WRITTEN] [V P n (not pron)] I trailed her into Penney s and struck up a conversation... [V P n (not pron)] James struck up a friendship with a small boy … English dictionary
strike up — verb Date: circa 1562 intransitive verb to begin to sing or play or to be sung or played transitive verb 1. to cause to begin singing or playing < strike up the band > 2. to cause to begin < strike up a conversation > … New Collegiate Dictionary
strike — [strīk] vt. struck, struck or occas. (but for vt. 11 commonly and for vt. 8 & 15 usually) stricken, striking, [ME striken, to proceed, flow, strike with rod or sword < OE strican, to go, proceed, advance, akin to Ger streichen < IE * streig … English World dictionary
strike up (or strike something up) — 1》 begin to play a piece of music. 2》 (strike something up) begin a friendship or conversation with someone. → strike … English new terms dictionary
strike up — ► strike up 1) begin to play a piece of music. 2) begin (a friendship or conversation) with someone. Main Entry: ↑strike … English terms dictionary
strike up something with somebody — ˌstrike ˈup sth (with sb) derived to begin a friendship, a relationship, a conversation, etc • He would often strike up conversations with complete strangers. Main entry: ↑strikederived … Useful english dictionary
