Their best parts were slowly revealed... they did not strike twelve the first time. (R. Emerson, ‘English Traits’, ch. XIX) — Их лучшие качества выявлялись медленно... на первых порах они не имели большого успеха.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
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strike — strike1 W3S3 [straık] v past tense and past participle struck [strʌk] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(hit)¦ 2¦(hit with hand/weapon etc)¦ 3¦(thought/idea)¦ 4 strike somebody as (being) something 5¦(stop work)¦ 6¦(attack)¦ 7¦(harm)¦ 8¦(something bad happens)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
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