[straighten up] {v.} To put in order; make neat. * /Vic […]

[stretch a point] or [strain a point] {v. phr.} To permit […]

[strike] or [hit a sour note] {v. phr.} To spoil the […]

[strike a bargain] {v. phr.} To arrive at a price satisfactory […]

[strike a happy medium] {v. phr.} To find an answer to […]

[strike gold] {v. phr.} 1. To find gold. * /Ted struck […]

[strike it rich] {v. phr.}, {informal} 1. To discover oil, or […]

[strike one funny] {v. phr.} To appear or seem laughable, curious, […]

[strike one's fancy] {v. phr.} To please one's predilections; appeal to […]

[strike out] {v.} 1. To destroy something that has been written […]