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But the notion of Ralph Nickleby having directed it to be done, tickled his fancy so much, that he could not refrain from cracking all his ten fingers in succession.
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tickle someone's fancy — tickle someone’s fancy informal old fashioned phrase if something tickles your fancy, you like it or you think it is funny Thesaurus: to make someone laughsynonym Main entry: tickle … Useful english dictionary
tickle (someone's) fancy — take/tickle (someone s) fancy informal if something takes someone s fancy, they suddenly think it seems interesting. She s got enough money to buy whatever takes her fancy … New idioms dictionary
tickle someone's fancy — informal old fashioned if something tickles your fancy, you like it or you think it is funny … English dictionary
strike someone's fancy — strike (someone 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 … New idioms dictionary
take (someone's) fancy — take/tickle (someone s) fancy informal if something takes someone s fancy, they suddenly think it seems interesting. She s got enough money to buy whatever takes her fancy … New idioms dictionary
tickle — tick|le1 [ tıkl ] verb 1. ) transitive to move your fingers gently on someone s skin in order to give them a pleasant feeling or to make them laugh: The dog rolled over, waiting for his tummy to be tickled. a ) intransitive or transitive if… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tickle — I UK [ˈtɪk(ə)l] / US verb Word forms tickle : present tense I/you/we/they tickle he/she/it tickles present participle tickling past tense tickled past participle tickled 1) a) [transitive] to move your fingers gently on someone s skin in order to … English dictionary
tickle — [c]/ˈtɪkəl / (say tikuhl) verb (tickled, tickling) –verb (t) 1. to touch or stroke lightly with the fingers, a feather, etc., so as to excite a tingling or itching sensation in; titillate. 2. to poke in some sensitive part of the body so as to… …
fancy — fan|cy1 S3 [ˈfænsi] v past tense and past participle fancied present participle fancying third person singular fancies [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(like/want)¦ 2¦(sexual attraction)¦ 3 fancy yourself 4 fancy yourself (as) something 5¦(think something will be… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tickle — tick|le1 [ˈtıkəl] v [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from tick to touch lightly (16 19 centuries)] 1.) [T] to move your fingers gently over someone s body in order to make them laugh ▪ Stop tickling me! 2.) [I and T] if something touching your… … Dictionary of contemporary English
