strike fancy

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?

strike somebody's fancy

also catch somebody's fancy

to seem interesting or pleasing to someone She has enough money to buy whatever strikes her fancy.

Usage notes: sometimes used in the form tickle someone's fancy: Look through the gift catalog and see if anything tickles your fancy.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Calbhach	-	Irish
Erikas	-	Lithuanian
Melpomene	-	Greek Mythology
Luigia	LWEE-jah	Italian
Philomela	-	Greek Mythology
Niklaus	-	German (Swiss)