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[strike one funny]{v. phr.} To appear or seem laughable, curious, ironic, or entertaining. •/"It strikes me funny," he said, "that you should refuse my invitation to visit my chateau in France. After all, you love both red wine and old castles. "/

[strike one’s colors] See: HAUL DOWN ONE’S COLORS.

[strike one’s fancy]{v. phr.} To please one’s predilections; appeal to one. •/The red tie with the yellow dragon on it happened to strike my fancy, so I bought it./

[strike] or [hit a sour note]{v. phr.} To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news. •/The news of Mr. Brown’s sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year’s Eve party./ Compare: SPIT INTO THE WEDDING CAKE.

[strike 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 that you have never tried. •/The boy scouts struck out at daybreak over the mountain pass./ •/John quit his job and struck out on his own as a traveling salesman./ 3. To put (a batter) out of play by making him miss the ball three times; also: To be put out of play by missing the ball three times. •/The pitcher struck out three men in the game./ •/The batter struck out twice./ 4. To push out an arm suddenly in a hitting motion. •/The boxer saw his chance and struck out at his opponent’s jaw./

[strike out at]{v. phr.} To attack someone verbally or physically. •/She was so angry that she struck out at him every occasion she got./

[strike the hour]{v. phr.} To mark or toll the hour (said of clocks or bells). •/We heard the church clock strike the hour of two./

[strike up]{v.} 1a. To start to sing or play. •/We were sitting around the camp fire. Someone struck up a song, and we all joined in./ •/The President took his place on the platform, and the band struck up the national anthem./ 1b. To give a signal to start (a band) playing. •/When the team ran on the field, the band director struck up the band./ 2. To bring about; begin; start. •/The policeman struck up a conversation with John while they were waiting for the bus./ •/It did not take Mary long to strike up acquaintances in her new school./

[strike while the iron is hot] See: MAKE HAY WHILE THE SUN SHINES.

[string] See: FIRST STRING, LATCH STRING, ON THE STRING or ON A STRING, PULL STRINGS, PURSE STRINGS, SHOE-STRING CATCH, TIED TO ONE’S MOTHER’S APRON STRINGS.

[string along]{v.}, {informal} 1. To deceive; fool; lead on dishonestly. •/Mary was stringing John along for years but she didn’t mean to marry him./ •/George told the new boy that he must always call the teacher "Sir," but the new boy soon saw that George was stringing him along./ Compare: ON A STRING. 2. To follow someone’s leadership; join his group. •/Those of you who want to learn about wild flowers, string along with Jake./

[string out]{v.} To make (something) extend over a great distance or a long stretch of time. •/The telephone poles were strung out along the road as far as we could see./ •/Mary and Ann did not have much to say but they did not want to go home. They strung out their gossip for a long time./

[string up]{v.}, {slang} To put a rope around the neck of a person and choke him to death; hang. •/The posse strung up the rustler without a trial./ Compare: NECKTIE PARTY.

[strings attached]{adv. phr.} With some special proviso or condition that is a handicap. •/John inherited a large fortune but with the string attached that he could not touch a penny of it before his 28th birthday./

[strip] See: DRAG STRIP.

[stripe] See: MIDFIELD STRIPE.

[stroke] See: AT A STROKE or AT ONE’S STROKE.

[stroke of luck] See: RUN OF LUCK.

[strong language]{n. phr.} Cursing; swearing. •/When Ned learned that he had been fired, he used some very strong language about his boss./

[strung out]{adj.}, {slang}, {colloquial} 1. Nervous, jittery, jumpy; generally ill because of drug use or withdrawal symptoms. •/The only explanation I can think of for Max’s behavior is that he must be strung out./ 2. To suffer because of a lack of something previously accustomed to, such as the love and affection of someone. •/Sue is all strung out for Jim; they’ve just split up./ Compare: SPACED OUT.

[stuck on]{slang} Very much in love with; crazy about. •/Judy thinks she is very pretty and very smart. She is stuck on herself./ •/Lucy is stuck on the football captain./

[stuck-up]{adj.}, {informal} Acting as if other people are not as good as you are; conceited; snobbish. •/Mary is very stuck-up, and will not speak to the poor children in her class./

[stuck with]{adj. phr.} Left in a predicament; left having to take care of a problem caused by another. •/Our neighbors vanished without a trace and we got stuck with their cat and dog./

[study] See: BROWN STUDY.

[stuff] See: KNOW ONE’S WAY AROUND(2).

[stuff and nonsense]{n.} Foolish or empty writing or talk; nonsense. •/Fred told a long story about his adventures in Africa, but it was all stuff and nonsense./ Often used as an interjection. •/When Jane said she was too sick to go to school, her mother answered, "Stuff and nonsense! I know there’s a test today."/

[stuff the ballot box]{v. phr.} To give more votes to a candidate in an election than there are people who actually voted for him. •/It is a crime to stuff the ballot box./ — [ballot-stuffing]{adj. phr.}

[stuffed shirt]{n. phr.} A pretentious bore; a pompous, empty person. •/I think that Howard is a terrible stuffed shirt with no sense of humor./

[stuffed up]{adj. phr.} Impeded; blocked. •/Our kitchen sink is all stuffed up so I have to call the plumber./

[stumble across]{v. phr.} To encounter a person or thing, mostly by accident. •/I gave up looking for my old hat when I accidentally stumbled across it in a dark corner of the closet./

[stump] See: TAKE THE STUMP or TAKE TO THE STUMP, UP A STUMP.