strikes a false note
strikes a false note is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strike a false note.
Meaning of strike a false note
Verb
strike a false note (third-person singular simple present strikes a false note, present participle striking a false note, simple past and past participle struck a false note)
- To give the impression of being insincere, incongruous or inappropriate.
- But she crossed out “I do understand”; it struck a false note. Henry could not bear to be understood.1910, E. M. Forster, chapter 28, in Howards End, New York: G. P. Putnam’s Sons, page 293
- Synonyms:
- hit a false note
Questions about strikes a false note
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- Strikes a false note is the third-person singular simple present indicative of strike a false note.
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