It must really ring a chord with him
Posted: September 5, 2025 Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: expressions, humor, language, malaphor, malaphors, mixed idioms, words Leave a commentThis was overheard in a conversation where the speaker meant to say “strike a chord”. It is a nice mashup of “strike a chord” (elicit a significant emotional reaction) and “rings a bell” (to sound familiar). Bells and chords are both musical items contributing to the mixup. A tip of the toque to Anthony Kovacs for hearing this one.
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