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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 |
Kresimir | | - | Medieval Slavic |
Donald | | DAHN-əld (English) | Scottish, English |
JÚLius | | - | Slovak |
Graciano | | grah-THYAH-no (Spanish), grah-SYAH-no (Latin American Spanish), grə-SYA-noo (Portuguese) | Spanish, Portuguese |
Honoria | | - | Late Roman |
Ife | | - | Western African, Yoruba |