strike up

She’s our mother, our grandmother, our wacky aunt and the woman striking up a conversation with us in the checkout line at Kohl’s.

UK law requires unions to reballot their members every six months to continue industrial action, meaning the current vote gives permission for strikes up until December.

Talking about it with other people strikes up genuine conversation and commiseration.

But Skinner knew there was plenty of narrative potential in focusing on the thorny relationship Benny strikes up with Carmen, a girl who ends up being both his beard and his BFF.

No moment is too early for a new tight end to strike up a relationship with the star quarterback.