strike someone's fancy

verb

To attract or appeal to someone.

“Some of the china ornaments in the gift shop struck my fancy.”

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take someone's fancycatch someone's fancy
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Meanings

verbstrike someone's fancy (third-person singular simple present strikes someone's fancy, present participle striking someone's fancy, simple past and past participle struck someone's fancy)

present singular third person strikes someone's fancy · participle present striking someone's fancy · participle past struck someone's fancy · past struck someone's fancy

  1. To attract or appeal to someone.

    Some of the china ornaments in the gift shop struck my fancy.

    Synonyms: take someone's fancy, catch someone's fancy

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo attract or appeal to someone.

Similar
take someone's fancycatch someone's fancy
Also see
catch someone's fancytake someone's fancy

Translations

Finnish miellyttää
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Chicago

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