strike up a conversation



strike up a conversation

to start a conversation (with someone). I struck up an interesting conversation with someone on the bus yesterday. It's easy to strike up a conversation with someone when you're traveling.
See also: conversation, strike, up

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
BronteBRAHN-teeEnglish (Rare)
Tiphaine-French
Dominiquedo-mee-NEEKFrench
Imran-Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Malay, Bengali
JeffJEFEnglish
Marjolaine-French