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strike a sour note
strike a sour note
and hit a sour noteFig. to signify something unpleasant. Jane's sad announcement struck a sour note at the annual banquet. News of the accident hit a sour note in our holiday celebration.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Anneli | | AHN-ne-lee | Finnish |
| Olja | | - | Serbian |
| DraŽEnka | | drah-ZHEN-kah | Croatian |
| Mette | | ME-de (Danish) | Danish, Norwegian |
| Boaz | | BO-az (English) | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
| Eyal | | - | Hebrew |