strike while the iron is hot
Definition
› to take advantage of an opportunity as soon as it exists, in case the opportunity goes away and does not return: He doesn't often make such offers - I'd strike while the iron is hot if I were you.Reacting and responding
(Definition of strike while the iron is hot from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- alert adjective
- and the same to you with (brass) knobs on idiom
- backlash noun
- chain reaction noun
- counteract verb
- countermeasure noun
- go over phrasal verb
- greet verb
- react verb
- reactive adjective
- receive verb (WELCOME)
- recoil verb
- reflexive adjective (MOVEMENT)
- reflexively adverb
- respond verb
- response noun
- responsive adjective
- sensitive adjective (REACTING EASILY)
- shock wave noun
- wake (sb) up phrasal verb (REACT)
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