would like

Related to would like: would rather

would like (to have) (something)

A polite way of expressing one's desire or preference for something. A: "Yes, sir, what can I get for you?" B: "I'd like a gin and tonic, please." She said she would like to have a house closer to her office, but the rents are far too expensive in the city.
See also: like
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

would like (to have) someone or something

to want someone or something; to prefer someone or something. I would like to have three cookies. I would like a piece of cake.
See also: like
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • would like (to have) (something)
  • tonic
  • wax eloquent
  • eloquent
  • keep (someone or something) within bounds
  • keep within bounds
  • I don't suppose you
  • I don't suppose you could...
  • excuse, please
  • gin palace
References in periodicals archive
I think God would like this book if he read it because it's about sharing and saying thanks to God for all of the wonderful things he made.
George would like to see CalCPA more involved in college-level student organizations such as Beta Alpha Psi.
We conducted a [study.sup.*] in which 131 cognitively alert older adults, residing in long-term care facilities, were individually interviewed concerning their general satisfaction with life in the facility, those aspects they liked the most and those they would like changed.