strike a chord

The company is hoping that its new commercials will strike a chord with the

target demographic of college-age women.

L-3 Idioms

Use each of the idioms listed below in a sentence that would be appropriate in some

ACADEMIC CONTEXT in a paper, in class discussion, and so on. Answers to even-numbered

items can be found at the back of the book.

EXAMPLE

1. bark up the wrong tree

2. with respect to

3. a case in point

4. grab by the lapels

5. like herding cats

6. high on the hog

7. a leg up

8. a team player

9. slam dunk

10. cover all the bases

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