strike fancy
strike (one's) fancy
To be appealing or pleasant to one; to be intriguing or of interest to one. A: "Do you want to go to a movie later on?" B: "I don't know, there's nothing that really strikes my fancy in theaters right now." I'm not going to declare my major until I've had a couple years in college to see what ends up striking my fancy.
See also: fancy, strike
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
strike someone's fancy
to appeal to someone. I'll have some ice cream, please. Chocolate strikes my fancy right now. Why don't you go to the store and buy a CD that strikes your fancy?
See also: fancy, strike
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
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- force (one) out of office
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- give somebody their head
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