fancy (someone or oneself) as (something)
fancy (someone or oneself) as (something)
To think of or envision someone or oneself in a particular way or role. Sure, I like to dance, but I don't fancy myself as a real dancer by any means. I don't fancy him as any kind of genius, although he would certainly disagree.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
fancy someone as someone or something
to imagine that someone were someone else or some particular type of person. Can you fancy her as a zookeeper? I can fancy him as a tall, dark stranger. I really don't fancy myself as a farmer.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- for (one's) (own) sake
- for sake
- keep (someone or something) in sight
- keep in sight
- keep sight of
- keep sight of (someone or something)
- keep sight of somebody/something
- wash (one's) hands of (someone or something)
- wash one's hands of
- wash your hands of something/someone