tickle fancy
tickle (one's) fancy
To be appealing or pleasant to someone; to be intriguing or of interest to someone. A: "Do you want to go to a movie later on?" B: "I don't know, there's nothing that really tickles 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 tickling my fancy.
See also: fancy, tickle
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
tickle someone's fancy
to interest someone; to make someone curious. I have an interesting problem here that I think will tickle your fancy. This doesn't tickle my fancy at all. This is dull and boring.
See also: fancy, tickle
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
catch/take/tickle somebody’s ˈfancy
(informal) please or attract somebody: Mary seems afraid some other girl will catch Alan’s fancy. She saw that the picture had taken my fancy and insisted on giving it to me as a present.See also: catch, fancy, take, tickle
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
- accompany on a journey
- a stranger to (someone or something)
- be out of (one's) league
- be out of somebody's league
- be in bad with (someone)
- (one) puts (one's) pants on one leg at a time
- bargain
- bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)
- brief (someone) about (someone or something)