strike your fancy

strike your fancy
interest you, appeal to you, turn your crank
  

Do you see anything on the menu that strikes your fancy? Lobster?


English Idioms. Sayings and slang .

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  • strike fancy — strike (someone s) fancy to seem interesting or pleasing to someone. She has enough money to buy whatever strikes her fancy. Usage notes: sometimes used in the form tickle someone s fancy: Look through the gift catalog and see if anything tickles …   New idioms dictionary

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  • Fancies — 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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