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[street]

See:

[BACK STREET],

[CROSS STREET],

[MAN IN THE STREET],

[ON EASY STREET],

[SIDE STREET],

[STOP STREET],

[THROUGH STREET].

[strength]

See: [ON THE STRENGTH OF].

[stretch a point] or [strain a point]  {v. phr.}

To permit something different or more than usual; not tell the exact truth or make an exception.

Mother stretched a point because it was Christmas time and let the children stay up later than usual.

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[stretch of the imagination]  {n. phr.}

Imaginative attempt or effort.

[stride]

See:

[HIT ONE'S STRIDE],

[TAKE IN STRIDE].

[strike]

See:

[CALLED STRIKE],

[HAVE TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE],

[LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE],

[TWO STRIKES AGAINST ONE].

[strike] or [hit a sour note]  {v. phr.}

To spoil the mood at a gathering by hearing some bad news.

The news of Mr. Brown's sudden illness struck a sour note during our New Year's Eve party.

Compare: [SPIT INTO THE WEDDING CAKE].

[strike a bargain]  {v. phr.}

To arrive at a price satisfactory to both the buyer and the seller.

[strike a happy medium]  {v. phr.}

To find an answer to a problem that is halfway between two unsatisfactory answers.

Mary said the dress was blue. Jane said it was green. They finally struck a happy medium and decided it was blue-green.

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[strike all of a heap]

See: [ALL OF A HEAP].