Strike up a conversation.
Initiate a chat.
To "strike up a conversation" means to initiate a chat casually and spontaneously. Imagine striking a match to create a spark; similarly, you start talking to ignite a dialogue. This idiom is useful for describing the action of beginning to talk to someone, often someone new, in a social context.
Example Sentences
Let's strike up a conversation with them.
It suggests initiating a conversation with them.
He struck up a conversation with the new employee.
It means he began a conversation with the new team member.
During the event, she struck up a conversation with several interesting people.
It indicates she began talking with various interesting people during the event.
