catch (someone's) fancy



catch (someone'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 catches 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 catching my fancy.
See also: catch, fancy

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ottiliaoot-TEE-lee-ahSwedish
Bamford['bæmfəd]
Paulinepo-LEEN (French), paw-LEEN (English), pow-LEE-nə (German)French, English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
CailynKAY-linEnglish (Modern)
ColbyKOL-beeEnglish
Chandrakanta-Indian, Hindi