- take someone's fancy
- ► take someone's fancy appeal to someone.Main Entry: ↑fancy
English terms dictionary. 2015.
take someone's fancy
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take someone's fancy — To attract someone mildly in some way ● fancy * * * take/catch/someone’s fancy informal phrase if something takes or catches your fancy, you like it, or you want to have or do it I looked at quite a few dresses, but nothing really took my fancy … Useful english dictionary
take (someone's) fancy — take/tickle (someone s) fancy informal if something takes someone s fancy, they suddenly think it seems interesting. She s got enough money to buy whatever takes her fancy … New idioms dictionary
take (or catch) someone's fancy — appeal to someone. → fancy … English new terms dictionary
tickle (someone's) fancy — take/tickle (someone s) fancy informal if something takes someone s fancy, they suddenly think it seems interesting. She s got enough money to buy whatever takes her fancy … New idioms dictionary
catch someone's fancy — take/catch/someone’s fancy informal phrase if something takes or catches your fancy, you like it, or you want to have or do it I looked at quite a few dresses, but nothing really took my fancy. Thesaurus: to be or look attractivesynonym … Useful english dictionary
fancy — ► VERB (fancies, fancied) 1) Brit. informal feel a desire for. 2) Brit. informal find sexually attractive. 3) regard as a likely winner. 4) imagine. 5) used to express surprise: fancy that! … English terms dictionary
fancy — I UK [ˈfænsɪ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms fancy : present tense I/you/we/they fancy he/she/it fancies present participle fancying past tense fancied past participle fancied ** 1) British informal to want to have or do something What do you… … English dictionary
fancy — fan|cy1 S3 [ˈfænsi] v past tense and past participle fancied present participle fancying third person singular fancies [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(like/want)¦ 2¦(sexual attraction)¦ 3 fancy yourself 4 fancy yourself (as) something 5¦(think something will be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
fancy — fan|cy1 [ fænsi ] adjective * ▸ 1 with lots of decorations ▸ 2 complicated/difficult ▸ 3 intended to impress ▸ 4 expensive/fashionable ▸ 5 prices: too high ▸ 6 food: very good 1. ) not plain or simple but with a lot of decorations or extra parts … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
take — 1. verb 1) she took his hand Syn: lay hold of, get hold of; grasp, grip, clasp, clutch, grab Ant: give 2) he took an envelope from his pocket Syn: remove … Thesaurus of popular words
