strike the right note

Idioms  

1. Say or do what is especially appropriate, as in She struck the right note when she complimented the new parents on their baby. This expression alludes to playing the correct note on an instrument.

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strike the right note

The base has to strike the right note between creamy and icy.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2019

It takes perfect pitch to strike the right note.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 1, 2015

Shanahan, with his clandestine ministry-of-information routine, doesn't always strike the right note, and McNabb has struggled in the offense, but whatever their issues, McNabb isn't tossing his uniform into the stands like Young.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 24, 2010

"The thing is to strike the right note in these matters," he said.

From The Torch and Other Tales by Phillpotts, Eden

She flattered herself that she had learned to strike the right note with Van Degen.

From The Custom of the Country by Wharton, Edith