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Strike while the iron is hot 

Act quickly while the opportunity is still available. Blacksmiths working iron by hand heat the iron in a fire to red-hot making it malleable. The Smith removes the iron from the fire and shapes it with blows from a hammer. They need to work quickly before the iron cools. Once the iron is cool, it becomes brittle and the opportunity to hammer it into shape has passed.
If you want the job, you need to strike while the iron is hot.

strike a nerve 

Did I strike a nerve when I called him a boob?
strike a nerve by thunderdog August 23, 2006

strike up a conversation 

to make, begin, start, commence
guess I’m just not all that sensible. Then one day I strike up a conversation with a lovely young woman named Angelica at a party who didn’t know what my movie was called, but she knew where I could find it for sure For sure?
strike up a conversation by Rapture1 November 26, 2011

strike a happy medium 

Find the golden path between two different options.
You should groom yourself, but not be obssessed about it. You have to strike a happy medium.

Strike at Karkand 

A place people, especially Battlefield 2 players, go to spam grenades at Hotel and be medic and armor whores in order to improve their rank, get badges, medals and increase the length of their e-penises for bragging rights.
"Hey man, let's play a couple of rounds of Strike at Karkand so we can be rank up faster than playing the other 11 maps."

Strike out 

If you wanna know,I always strike out at everything,at class,at basketball,at football,I never excel.
Strike out by BlackPohatu December 6, 2016