- strike one's fancy
- {v. phr.} To please one's predilections; appeal to one. * /The red tie with the yellow dragon on it happened to strike my fancy, so I bought it./
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
strike one's fancy
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strike one's fancy — {v. phr.} To please one s predilections; appeal to one. * /The red tie with the yellow dragon on it happened to strike my fancy, so I bought it./ … Dictionary of American idioms
strike\ one's\ fancy — v. phr. To please one s predilections; appeal to one. The red tie with the yellow dragon on it happened to strike my fancy, so I bought it … Словарь американских идиом
Fancy — Fan cy (f[a^]n s[y^]), n.; pl. {Fancies}. [Contr. fr. fantasy, OF. fantasie, fantaisie, F. fantaisie, L. phantasia, fr. Gr. ???????? appearance, imagination, the power of perception and presentation in the mind, fr. ???????? to make visible, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
strike — [strīk] vt. struck, struck or occas. (but for vt. 11 commonly and for vt. 8 & 15 usually) stricken, striking, [ME striken, to proceed, flow, strike with rod or sword < OE strican, to go, proceed, advance, akin to Ger streichen < IE * streig … English World dictionary
strike — strikeless, adj. /struyk/, v., struck or (Obs.) strook; struck or (esp. for 31 34) stricken or (Obs.) strook; striking; n., adj. v.t. 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit … Universalium
strike — [[t]straɪk[/t]] v. struck; struck (esp. for31 34)strick•en; strik•ing; 1) to deal a blow to, as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit 2) to inflict; deliver: struck a blow[/ex] 3) to drive so as to cause impact: to strike the hands… … From formal English to slang
strike — [c]/straɪk / (say struyk) verb (struck) or stricken) –verb (t) 1. to deal a blow or stroke to (a person or thing), as with the fist, a weapon, or a hammer; hit: he struck her and she fell to the floor. 2. to deliver a blow, stroke, or thrust with …
The fancy — Fancy Fan cy (f[a^]n s[y^]), n.; pl. {Fancies}. [Contr. fr. fantasy, OF. fantasie, fantaisie, F. fantaisie, L. phantasia, fr. Gr. ???????? appearance, imagination, the power of perception and presentation in the mind, fr. ???????? to make visible … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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