- tickle your fancy
- Tickle your fancyIf something tickles your fancy, it appeals to you and you want to try it or have it.
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tickle your fancy
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tickle your fancy — informal : to interest or attract you Do you see anything on the menu that tickles your fancy? • • • Main Entry: ↑tickle … Useful english dictionary
tickle your fancy — If something tickles your fancy, it appeals to you and you want to try it or have it. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
tickle somebody's fancy — tickle sb s ˈfancy idiom (informal) to please or amuse sb • See if any of these tickle your fancy. • If you see something that tickles your fancy, I ll buy it for you. Main entry: ↑tickle … Useful english dictionary
tickle — v. & n. v. 1 a tr. apply light touches or strokes to (a person or part of a person s body) so as to excite the nerves and usu. produce laughter and spasmodic movement. b intr. feel this sensation (my foot tickles). 2 tr. excite agreeably; amuse… … Useful english dictionary
tickle someone's fancy — tickle someone’s fancy informal old fashioned phrase if something tickles your fancy, you like it or you think it is funny Thesaurus: to make someone laughsynonym Main entry: tickle … Useful english dictionary
tickle — tick|le1 [ˈtıkəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from tick to touch lightly (16 19 centuries)] 1.) [T] to move your fingers gently over someone s body in order to make them laugh ▪ Stop tickling me! 2.) [I and T] if something touching your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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
tickle — 1 verb 1 (T) to rub someone s body gently with your fingers in order to make them laugh 2 (I, T) if something touching your body tickles you, it makes you want to rub your body because it is uncomfortable: Mommy, this blanket tickles. 3 (T) if a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
tickle — tick|le1 [ tıkl ] verb 1. ) transitive to move your fingers gently on someone s skin in order to give them a pleasant feeling or to make them laugh: The dog rolled over, waiting for his tummy to be tickled. a ) intransitive or transitive if… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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
