tickle fancy

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• 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 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 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 …   The small dictionary of idiomes

• 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 — I n. 1) to take a fancy to 2) to catch, strike, take (BE), tickle smb. s fancy 3) a passing fancy 4) a flight of fancy II v. 1) (d; tr.) ( to like ) to fancy as (I don t fancy him as an actor) 2) (G) ( to like ) I don t fancy going there 3) (G) ( …   Combinatory 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

• 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

• tickle — v 1. titillate, titivate, stroke, pet, twiddle. 2. gratify, please, content, refresh, delight, tickle pink, tickle to death; enchant, captivate, thrill, excite, fascinate, charm; strike one s fancy, tickle one s fancy, interest, intrigue, arouse …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• 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