struck me as odd definition, struck me as odd meaning | English Cobuild
struckStruck is the past tense and past participle of strike.
horror-struck
If you describe someone as horror-struck or horror-stricken, you mean that they feel very great horror at something that has happened.adj
(=appalled)
`What is the matter with Signora Anna?' he whispered, horror-struck at her vacant face.
stage-struck, stagestruck
Someone who is stage-struck is fascinated by the theatre and wants to become an actor or actress.adj
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it hit me exp.it occurred to me, I suddenly thought of it, I had an idea all of a sudden
E.g: I wondered all day long how to solve this problem and it suddenly hit me...I had to talk to Marry.
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so am I exp.me too
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beats me! exp.I have no idea; I don't have a clue
E.g.: Why was she upset? - Beats me!
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allow me! exp.polite expression offering to do something for someone
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hand me up n.a technology item that a young person no longer uses and hands over to an older person, after having purchased a last generation product
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freaky adj.freaky means odd, strange, unusual
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lend me your ears! exp.expression used for catching the attention of an audience
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AMA abbr. acron.Acronym for Ask Me Anything.
AMA is a series started on Reddit, where an authority on a subject fields open questions.
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he|she loves me not exp.a humorous way of saying that someone doesn't like or love the speaker.
E.g.: You've seen the way she treated me last time we met. It's clear: she loves me not.
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love me, love my dog exp.expression used for pointing out that, if you love someone, you accept also things and people dear to the person you love
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Informal adj.Not Formal.
Example: Her informal demeanor at the galla struck everyone as irresponsible.
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