- take a fancy to something
- informal
to suddenly start to want to have or do something
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take a fancy to something
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take a fancy to something — informal phrase to suddenly start to want to have or do something Thesaurus: to want somethingsynonym to want to do somethingsynonym Main entry: fancy * * * take a ˈfancy to sb/sth … Useful english dictionary
take a fancy to something — take a fancy to (someone/something) to start liking someone or wanting something very much. I think my sister has taken a fancy to you … New idioms dictionary
take a fancy for — • take a fancy to/for smb • take a liking to smb • take to smb (from Idioms in Speech) (smb) to like (often followed by immediately). I met this young man in the train just now, and I ve taken a fancy to him already. Mr. Short himself had taken a … Idioms and examples
take a fancy to — • take a fancy to/for smb • take a liking to smb • take to smb (from Idioms in Speech) (smb) to like (often followed by immediately). I met this young man in the train just now, and I ve taken a fancy to him already. Mr. Short himself had taken a … Idioms and examples
take a fancy to someone — take a fancy to (someone/something) to start liking someone or wanting something very much. I think my sister has taken a fancy to you … New idioms dictionary
take a fancy to — (someone/something) to start liking someone or wanting something very much. I think my sister has taken a fancy to you … New idioms dictionary
take a fancy — If you take a fancy to someone or something, you develop a fondness for them or begin to like them. I think Paul has taken a fancy to the new intern! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
take a fancy to — If you take a fancy to someone or something, you develop a fondness for them or begin to like them. I think Paul has taken a fancy to the new intern! … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
fancy — 1 verb fancied, fancying (T) 1 LIKE/WANT especially BrE to like or want something, or want to do something: Fancy a quick drink, Emma? 2 SEXUAL ATTRACTION BrE informal to feel sexually attracted to someone: All the girls fancied him like mad. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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
