tickle someone's fancy
Meaning: To please or amuse someone in a light-hearted way.
Language: English
Literally: (Already vivid in English)
Category: Daily Life
More idioms — Daily Life
- tickled pink — Thoroughly pleased; very happy.
- tied to one's mother's apron strings — Emotionally or physically attached to one's mother beyond what is considered appropriate…
- tie the knot — To get married.
- tighten one's belt — To spend less money than one did previously.
- have time on one's hands — To have free time with nothing to do.
- have time to kill — To have a period of time to pass while waiting for some future event.
More English idioms
- just the tip of the iceberg — The smallest, evident part of something that is much greater but hidden from view; more t…
- tit for tat — An action in exchange for another equal action.
- to beat the band — In an exaggerated manner; with a lot of effort or to the extreme.
- the top of the line — The best quality.
- to the hilt — To be fully committed to something; to do something completely.
- too big for one's britches — To be sassy or arrogant, or to act or speak disrespectfully or inappropriately for one's…
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