strike+for
81strike while the iron is hot — If you strike while the iron is hot you do something when things are going well for you and you have a good chance to succeed …
82strike a blow against — ► strike a blow for (or against) do something to help (or hinder) a cause, belief, or principle. Main Entry: ↑strike …
83strike zone — ☆ strike zone n. Baseball the area over home plate, between the batter s knees and armpits, through which the ball must be pitched for a strike to be called by the umpire …
84strike out — {v.} 1. To destroy something that has been written or drawn by drawing a line or cross through it or by erasing it. * /John misspelled corollary. He struck it out and wrote it correctly./ 2. To begin to follow a new path or a course of action… …
85strike out — {v.} 1. To destroy something that has been written or drawn by drawing a line or cross through it or by erasing it. * /John misspelled corollary. He struck it out and wrote it correctly./ 2. To begin to follow a new path or a course of action… …
86strike a blow against something — strike a blow for/against/at sth idiom to do sth in support of/against a belief, principle, etc • He felt that they had struck a blow for democracy. Main entry: ↑strikeidiom …
87strike a blow at something — strike a blow for/against/at sth idiom to do sth in support of/against a belief, principle, etc • He felt that they had struck a blow for democracy. Main entry: ↑strikeidiom …
88strike out for something — ˌstrike ˈout (for/towards sth) derived to move in a determined way (towards sth) • He struck out (= started swimming) towards the shore. Main entry: ↑strikederived …
89strike a happy medium — {v. phr.} To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. * /Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue green./ * /Two teaspoons of sugar… …
90strike a happy medium — {v. phr.} To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers. * /Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue green./ * /Two teaspoons of sugar… …