fancy1 verbfancy2 nounfancy3 adjective
fancyfan‧cy1 /ˈfænsi/ ●●○ S3 verb (past tense and past participle fancied, present participle fancying, third person singular fancies) [transitive] 
VERB TABLE
fancy
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | fancy |
| he, she, it | fancies | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | fancied |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have fancied |
| he, she, it | has fancied | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had fancied |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will fancy |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have fancied |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am fancying |
| he, she, it | is fancying | |
| you, we, they | are fancying | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was fancying |
| you, we, they | were fancying | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been fancying |
| he, she, it | has been fancying | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been fancying |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be fancying |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been fancying |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- All the girls fancy Bob.
- Archer fancied that she had been told of his coming.
- Do you fancy a drink?
- Do you fancy a walk in the park, Estelle?
- Everyone knows you fancy Sara. Why don't you ask her out?
- Fenella really fancied the drummer and went over to chat to him after the concert.
- I really fancy going for a swim.
- I think he's always fancied a car like Lizzie's.
- I think Stevie fancies you.
- But perhaps some one did - does - fancy Mme Wyatt.
- I just didn't fancy her and that was all there was to it.
- Is there anything you fancy in your room?
- Krause has always fancied himself a keen talent scout first.
- Marx was not a humanist, though he fancied himself to be.
- No such thoughts troubled her, he fancied.
- She fancied that she could hear voices, and that the voices might belong to creatures like herself.
Longman Language Activatorto love someone especially in a sexual or romantic way
to have a strong feeling of liking someone, caring about them, and being sexually attracted to them: · He stroked her hair and murmured, "I love you."· He was the only man she had ever loved.love somebody very much: · We still love each other very much.
to love someone very much, so that you think about them all the time and want to be with them all the time: · I think I'm in love!be in love with: · How can you marry Adam when you're in love with someone else?be madly in love/very much in love (=very strongly in love): · We were both seventeen and madly in love.
informal to love someone very much, especially in a way that you cannot control: · Jo's crazy about you.
British spoken to be sexually attracted to someone, especially someone that you do not know very well: · All the girls fancy Bob.· I think Stevie fancies you.
if someone, especially a young person, has a crush on someone they have an uncontrollable feeling of love for them, especially when there is no chance of having a relationship with them: · It is quite normal for adolescents to have crushes on pop stars.· The only reason I went to church every Sunday was that I had a crush on the minister.
to have a strong and uncontrollable feeling of love for someone you do not know very well, which does not last for a long time: · Ever since she met Rod at a party she's been totally infatuated.be infatuated with: · Teenage girls sometimes become infatuated with their teachers.
to be so much in love with someone that you do not behave sensibly or think clearly: · She was too besotted to see what he was really like.be besotted with: · He was obviously besotted with Julia.
to be sexually attracted to someone to feel attracted to someone so that you would like to have a sexual relationship with them: · I've always been very attracted to blondes.· I don't know why I was ever attracted to him in the first place.strongly attracted to: · She didn't really like him as a person, but she felt strongly attracted to him.
British informal to be sexually attracted to someone: · Everyone knows you fancy Sara. Why don't you ask her out?· Fenella really fancied the drummer and went over to chat to him after the concert.
to feel sexually attracted to someone, used especially when you are being polite and do not want to say that you have sexual feelings for them: · She's not really been interested in anyone since the divorce.·
to feel very attracted to someone and to want to have sex with them: · "I want you," she whispered, "I want you now."· He was obsessed with her and wanted her desperately.
informal to be strongly sexually attracted to someone and think about having sex with them: · You must really enjoy it, having all those fans lusting after you!
to want something or want to do something · My parents moved out of London because they wanted a bigger house.· Do you want milk in your coffee?want to do something · What do you want to do at the weekend?· Stacey wants to be a doctor.want somebody to do something · She wants Tom to come to her party.what somebody wants is · What we want is a car that's cheap and reliable.if you want (to) · You can go back to bed for a while if you want.
especially spoken use this as a polite way of asking for something, offering something, or saying what you want to do: · We'd like some information about flights to Chicago, please.· Would you like some more coffee?would like to do something: · I'd like to reserve a room for Saturday.· Would you like to borrow this book?would like somebody to do something: · We would like you to attend an interview at 3:30 on Friday.
especially spoken to want to have something or do something, because you think you would enjoy it: · I feel like a long, hot soak in the bath.· It's a lovely day - do you feel like a walk?feel like doing something: · I feel like watching a movie tonight.
spoken to want to do or have something, but not very strongly: · I wouldn't mind another cup of coffee. How about you?I wouldn't mind doing something: · It was a really good play. I wouldn't mind seeing it again.
formal to want to do something: wish to do something: · I wish to purchase a second house in the UK for investment purposes.· Anyone wishing to order the book should send a cheque to the publishers.if you wish: · Everyone has the right to smoke if they wish, but not the right to ruin the health of those around them.
say this when you would like to do or have something: · "How about a girls' night out on the town?" "I wouldn't say no!"I wouldn't say no to: · I wouldn't say no to a glass of whisky!
to think that you may want to do something, buy something, or get involved in something: · Melanie wants to be a lawyer, and Sam's interested in a career in teaching.be interested in doing something: · We're interested in buying an apartment downtown.· Would you be interested in going to the theatre with me on Friday? I have two tickets for "The King and I".
British informal to want to have or do something: · Do you fancy a drink?· I think he's always fancied a car like Lizzie's.fancy doing something: · I really fancy going for a swim.
informal if something takes your fancy , you want to do or have it as soon as you see it or think of it: · We could go to the movies or go out for a meal -- whatever takes your fancy.· She wandered around the market stalls, stopping occasionally to look at something that took her fancy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
I don’t fancy our chances of getting a ticket this late.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an invitation to a fancy-dress party Ten years ago I was footloose and fancy-free. When the kids leave home, you’ll be footloose and fancy-free (=free and without worries). The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest. It took a bit of deft footwork to get them to agree.
I don’t fancy our chances of getting a ticket this late. an invitation to a fancy-dress party Ten years ago I was footloose and fancy-free. When the kids leave home, you’ll be footloose and fancy-free (=free and without worries). The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest. It took a bit of deft footwork to get them to agree. British English, a costume party American English (=one where people wear unusual clothes, for example so they look like someone from a story)· She went to the fancy dress party as Snow White.
informal (=expensive and fashionable)· In some fancy restaurants, the chefs decorate the salads with flowers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Physically she had a lot more to offer than Kate, but for some unknown reason he really fancied the policewoman.· Dear Melissa I really fancy this boy and I think he likes me too.· I wouldn't really fancy that - it'd be no good to cuddle or nothing.· I had quite a restless night, and did not really fancy the tea I was brought in the morning.· The truth was I really fancied going there but I didn't even have the money to bunk the tube.· Didn't really fancy staying in the country on my own.· I really fancied myself doing that, but Mum would have none of it.· Bella's puncturing of William's nostalgic romanticism with her admission that she never really fancied him.
NOUN· Read in studio Now, have you ever fancied yourself as a bit of a cowboy?
· Van Rensburg perhaps fancies his chances in the red and white.· Chap at the far end of the bar in a grey pin-stripe clearly fancied his chances.· I hadn't been sober and I'd quite fancied my chances with one of the birds.· If you fancy your chances at bigger shows think about a registered Mountain and Moorland for a fraction of the price.· They certainly fancied their chances in the next event: swimming.· They are beginning to quietly fancy their chances at Stamford Bridge.· If you fancy your chances, contact Carolyn Andrews at the public affairs department who will send you the necessary registration forms.· I saw his fancy woman by chance one day.
· If I fancy a drink I have a drink.· Not feeling thirsty, but fancying a drink, has a world of moments.
· He didn't fancy the idea of being treated with a spanner if falling ill.· The people we asked didn't much fancy the idea of eating lasagne and quaffing Lambrusco in an old lavatory.· He was a middle class radical who fancied the idea of being around two real street kids.· Derek had come along too, to keep me company and because he fancied the idea of hunting with hawks.
VERB· I do think that Ken fancied me, and he actually said he thought I was beautiful.· Surely, everyone thought, something fancy happened in those six layers, all of which send axons to the visual cortex.· Never let them think she knew they fancied her.· I think I fancy a well-paid job with a firm that won't go bust.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► fancy!/fancy that!PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fancy somebody rotten► tickle somebody’s fancy
1like/want British English informal to like or want something, or want to do something SYN feel like: - And fancies himself as a fisherman.
- He fancied himself as a strategist.
- He fancied himself as something of an impresario, and had some experience negotiating contracts with Hollywood studios.
- He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy, but that was absurd.
- I fancy myself a famous writer.
- Marx was not a humanist, though he fancied himself to be.
- Now he fancies himself as a great military strategist.
- Read in studio Now, have you ever fancied yourself as a bit of a cowboy?
- And fancies himself as a fisherman.
- Any chick who fancies herself as a feminist ought to go and see Martha McGilchrist.
- He fancied himself as a strategist.
- He fancied himself as something of an impresario, and had some experience negotiating contracts with Hollywood studios.
- He fancied himself in love with me, the silly boy, but that was absurd.
- I fancy myself a famous writer.
- Krause has always fancied himself a keen talent scout first.
- Now he fancies himself as a great military strategist.
- A small, balding academic sort not given to flights of fancy, Kolodney wasted no words as he made his announcement.
- In their more extravagant flights of fancy the choice thus offered to the voter is extended to cover specific heads of policy.
- Many are flights of imagination and, because of the very nature of the area, subjective.
- Other routines are pure flights of fancy, all the more extraordinary for the very ordinary setting.
- Part of the achievement of the visionary comes from inspiration that arises from considering the highest flights of imagination.
- The legend - the romantic flight of fancy was over.
- There are some strange flights of fancy and there are also some extremely down to earth not to say earthy observations.
- This is not a flight of fancy.
Fancy a quick drink, Emma?fancy doing something Sorry, but I don’t fancy going out tonight.2sexual attraction British English informal to feel sexually attracted to someone: All the girls fancied him.3fancy yourself British English informal to behave in a way that shows you think you are very attractive or clever: That bloke on the dance floor really fancies himself.4fancy yourself (as) something British English to believe, usually wrongly, that you have particular skills or are a particular type of person: He fancies himself an artist. She fancies herself as another Madonna.5think something will be successful British English to think someone or something is likely to be successful in something: Which team do you fancy this year? I don’t fancy our chances of getting a ticket this late.6fancy!/fancy that! British English spoken used to express your surprise or shock about something: ‘The Petersons are getting divorced.’ ‘Fancy that!’ Fancy seeing you here!7think/believe literary to think or believe something without being certainfancy (that) She fancied she heard a noise downstairs.fancy1 verbfancy2 nounfancy3 adjective
fancyfancy2 ●○○ noun (plural fancies) WORD ORIGINfancy2
Origin:
1400-1500 fantasyEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The poet Emily Dickinson is known for her brilliant fancies.
- His commands are absolute; no man may tailor them to suit his fancy.
- One just wishes his fancy had slightly more to offer.
- You get the sense that Wideman was open to anything that struck his fancy.
Longman Language Activatorto want something or want to do something
· My parents moved out of London because they wanted a bigger house.· Do you want milk in your coffee?want to do something · What do you want to do at the weekend?· Stacey wants to be a doctor.want somebody to do something · She wants Tom to come to her party.what somebody wants is · What we want is a car that's cheap and reliable.if you want (to) · You can go back to bed for a while if you want.
especially spoken use this as a polite way of asking for something, offering something, or saying what you want to do: · We'd like some information about flights to Chicago, please.· Would you like some more coffee?would like to do something: · I'd like to reserve a room for Saturday.· Would you like to borrow this book?would like somebody to do something: · We would like you to attend an interview at 3:30 on Friday.
especially spoken to want to have something or do something, because you think you would enjoy it: · I feel like a long, hot soak in the bath.· It's a lovely day - do you feel like a walk?feel like doing something: · I feel like watching a movie tonight.
spoken to want to do or have something, but not very strongly: · I wouldn't mind another cup of coffee. How about you?I wouldn't mind doing something: · It was a really good play. I wouldn't mind seeing it again.
formal to want to do something: wish to do something: · I wish to purchase a second house in the UK for investment purposes.· Anyone wishing to order the book should send a cheque to the publishers.if you wish: · Everyone has the right to smoke if they wish, but not the right to ruin the health of those around them.
say this when you would like to do or have something: · "How about a girls' night out on the town?" "I wouldn't say no!"I wouldn't say no to: · I wouldn't say no to a glass of whisky!
to think that you may want to do something, buy something, or get involved in something: · Melanie wants to be a lawyer, and Sam's interested in a career in teaching.be interested in doing something: · We're interested in buying an apartment downtown.· Would you be interested in going to the theatre with me on Friday? I have two tickets for "The King and I".
British informal to want to have or do something: · Do you fancy a drink?· I think he's always fancied a car like Lizzie's.fancy doing something: · I really fancy going for a swim.
informal if something takes your fancy , you want to do or have it as soon as you see it or think of it: · We could go to the movies or go out for a meal -- whatever takes your fancy.· She wandered around the market stalls, stopping occasionally to look at something that took her fancy.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Wanting to go to Mexico was just a passing fancy (=the feeling did not last long). Because of its high cost, a carpet is not an item that you change as the fancy takes you (=whenever you want).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an invitation to a fancy-dress party Ten years ago I was footloose and fancy-free. When the kids leave home, you’ll be footloose and fancy-free (=free and without worries). The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest. It took a bit of deft footwork to get them to agree.
(=decide that you like someone or want to have something) Mr Hill took a real fancy to Clara.
Mr Hill took a real fancy to Clara. Wanting to go to Mexico was just a passing fancy (=the feeling did not last long). Because of its high cost, a carpet is not an item that you change as the fancy takes you (=whenever you want). an invitation to a fancy-dress party Ten years ago I was footloose and fancy-free. When the kids leave home, you’ll be footloose and fancy-free (=free and without worries). The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest. It took a bit of deft footwork to get them to agree. British English, a costume party American English (=one where people wear unusual clothes, for example so they look like someone from a story)· She went to the fancy dress party as Snow White.
informal (=expensive and fashionable)· In some fancy restaurants, the chefs decorate the salads with flowers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB· Have you been trawling the sales and picking up every urn and tub that caught your fancy?
· The tandem has turned running into more than a passing fancy at Stanford.· I only clinched when I had to, and I learned to view minor injuries as passing fancies.
· You get the sense that Wideman was open to anything that struck his fancy.· Blame our education system or other combinations of causes that strike your fancy.
· I'd wander down the high street, frittering away on whatever took my fancy.· When Oates took his fancy passing to Boston, Cam Neely thrived.· The lady had always been a bit flighty in her mind - nervous, delicate, taking odd fancies.· Selection is not a matter of having everything that takes your fancy.· Turn to page 14 to see which takes your fancy.· I am just glad I wasn't Anne Boleyn, or some other lady who took his fancy.· And you use everyone, for whatever little scheme takes your fancy.· They could be friendly: She took a great fancy to me, used to buy me presents.
· So, if a tarantula could tickle your fancy, Ray may be able to help.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► tickle somebody’s fancyPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fancy somebody rotten► tickle somebody’s fancy
1liking/wish [singular] especially British English a)a feeling, especially one that is not particularly strong or urgent, that you like someone or want to have somethingtake a fancy to somebody/something (=decide that you like someone or want to have something)- A porcelain corgi in the window took her fancy.
- And you use everyone, for whatever little scheme takes your fancy.
- Have you been trawling the sales and picking up every urn and tub that caught your fancy?
- I'd wander down the high street, frittering away on whatever took my fancy.
- I am just glad I wasn't Anne Boleyn, or some other lady who took his fancy.
- Selection is not a matter of having everything that takes your fancy.
- Turn to page 14 to see which takes your fancy.
- When Oates took his fancy passing to Boston, Cam Neely thrived.
- A small, balding academic sort not given to flights of fancy, Kolodney wasted no words as he made his announcement.
- In their more extravagant flights of fancy the choice thus offered to the voter is extended to cover specific heads of policy.
- Many are flights of imagination and, because of the very nature of the area, subjective.
- Other routines are pure flights of fancy, all the more extraordinary for the very ordinary setting.
- Part of the achievement of the visionary comes from inspiration that arises from considering the highest flights of imagination.
- The legend - the romantic flight of fancy was over.
- There are some strange flights of fancy and there are also some extremely down to earth not to say earthy observations.
- This is not a flight of fancy.
Mr Hill took a real fancy to Clara. Wanting to go to Mexico was just a passing fancy (=the feeling did not last long). Because of its high cost, a carpet is not an item that you change as the fancy takes you (=whenever you want). b)take/catch your fancy if something takes or catches your fancy, you like it or want to have it: Did you see anything that took your fancy?2tickle somebody’s fancy informal to seem attractive or amusing to someone: The idea of playing a joke on her tickled his fancy.3idea [countable] old-fashioned an idea or opinion that is not based on fact: Oh, that was just a fancy of his.4imagination [uncountable] literary imagination or something that you imagine → flight of fancy at flight(6)fancy1 verbfancy2 nounfancy3 adjective
fancyfancy3 ●○○ adjective (comparative fancier, superlative fanciest) EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- fancy butter
- fancy skiing
- a velvet jacket with fancy buttons
- The Web site has a lot of fancy graphics.
- We stayed in a fancy Victorian hotel in San Francisco.
- We stayed in this really fancy hotel in the mountains.
- You'd think a fancy restaurant like this would have better service.
- In the 1970s, as sports revenues from television soared, it was fashionable to build multipurpose stadiums with few fancy facilities.
- In the past, he has been a fundamental coach whose teams were not fancy but very well conditioned and drilled.
- Phoney psychics could milk their rich clients for years, charging fancy prices for rap sessions with the dear departed.
- Shooting parties, picnics, fancy dress.
- The fancy taste for ornaments and trinkets displayed by these peculiar birds appealed to the Victorian dilettante.
- There is a fancy mailbox in the shape of a mallard with the name Alvesteffer beneath it.
Longman Language Activatorhaving a lot of decoration
fancy clothes, patterns etc have a lot of decoration or bright colours - use this especially when you think something has too much decoration: · a velvet jacket with fancy buttons· The Web site has a lot of fancy graphics.
an ornate object, picture, or part of a building has a lot of expensive or complicated decoration on it: · A pair of ornate gold candlesticks stood on the altar.· The ornate interior of the opera house was almost overwhelming.
carefully and skilfully decorated with a lot of small details: · Nick examined the elaborate carvings on the tomb.· Elaborate murals had been painted on three of the four walls.
expensive and fashionable an expensive hotel, restaurant, area etc is very fashionable and it is expensive to stay, eat, or live there: · My uncle took us out to dinner at an expensive restaurant.· The house is on West Boston Avenue, Detroit's most expensive residential area.
an exclusive area, school, shop, club etc is very expensive, and only a few very rich people have enough money to live there or use it: · They live in Bel Air, an exclusive suburb of Los Angeles.· The country club is very exclusive - you have to be invited to join.
a luxurious building or room is large, very comfortable, and has expensive decorations and furniture: · a room in a luxurious New York hotel· Atlantis is one of the world's most luxurious cruise ships.
especially American, spoken a fancy house, car, hotel, restaurant etc is expensive and fashionable: · You'd think a fancy restaurant like this would have better service.· We stayed in a fancy Victorian hotel in San Francisco.
especially British, spoken a posh restaurant, house, car etc is expensive and looks as if it is used or owned by rich people: · When I'm famous I'm going to stay in a posh hotel and drink champagne all day.· She goes to a posh girls' school near Brighton.
especially British /upscale American used or bought by people who belong to a higher social class or have more money than ordinary people, and therefore more expensive: · I was surprised when I saw her apartment - I'd have expected a lawyer to have something a little more upmarket.· New upscale shops and restaurants are driving some of the older businesses out of the neighborhood.
fashionable, expensive, and used by people who have a lot of money or belong to a high social class: · She took us to a very classy seafood restaurant in the old part of the city.· The cafe's interior has been redone and looks very classy.· The Grand Union Hotel is one of the classiest hotels in this part of the country.
: plush hotel/office/apartment etc a hotel, office etc that looks expensive because it contains a lot of nice furniture, decorations etc: · The firm's headquarters is a plush $2.5 million office building on Woodside Road.· the plush lobby of a four-star hotel
not having a lot of decoration or things added: simple food, clothes, or designs do not have a lot of decoration or unnecessary things added, but they are usually attractive or enjoyable: · She wore a simple black dress.· The meal was simple, but delicious.
: plain food, clothes, or designs do not have anything added or any decoration, and may be a little boring: · He put the letter in a plain brown envelope.· Do you have any plain white shirts?· The chapel was a small, plain, white-washed building.
: basic food, rooms, or designs only have the necessary features, and do not include things that make them more comfortable, more attractive etc : · Some of the hotels in the mountains are pretty basic.· The basic model costs £30,000, which includes insurance and car tax.· basic cooking utensils
a room or building that is austere is not decorated, has very little and very plain furniture, and is usually uncomfortable: · Students ate in an austere hall built by New England Puritans.· The crematorium chapel was cold and austere.
spartan conditions or ways of living are simple and without any comfort: · The accommodation is pretty spartan, so take extra blankets and bedding.· It was a spartan existence, with no running water or electricity.
something, especially a room, that has a stark appearance has no decorations and looks uncomfortable: · The waiting room was stark, with hard, stiff chairs and lit by a single lightbulb.· stark chrome furniture
the attractive quality of being simple, and not having a lot of decoration or things added: · The jacket follows the lines of the body with graceful simplicity.· Van Gogh was attracted to the beauty and simplicity of a common table or kitchen chair.
informal plain or simple with nothing special or unnecessary added: · The Lodge is nothing fancy -- just a row of cottages huddled on the side of a hill overlooking the sea. · This was his favourite meal. Nothing fancy, just steak and salad.
a no-frills shop, restaurant, or service provides only the things that you really need and nothing else: · The meeting was held at a no-frills hotel 30 minutes from corporate headquarters. · Try the smaller, no-frills airlines for cheap late flights.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY I just want a basic sports coat – nothing fancy. Negotiating a deal can take some fancy footwork (=skill at making deals).COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an invitation to a fancy-dress party Ten years ago I was footloose and fancy-free. When the kids leave home, you’ll be footloose and fancy-free (=free and without worries). The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest. It took a bit of deft footwork to get them to agree.
British English (=very high and often unreasonable prices)
I just want a basic sports coat – nothing fancy. Negotiating a deal can take some fancy footwork (=skill at making deals). an invitation to a fancy-dress party Ten years ago I was footloose and fancy-free. When the kids leave home, you’ll be footloose and fancy-free (=free and without worries). The England keeper revealed some fancy footwork in the victory over Nottingham Forest. It took a bit of deft footwork to get them to agree. British English, a costume party American English (=one where people wear unusual clothes, for example so they look like someone from a story)· She went to the fancy dress party as Snow White.
informal (=expensive and fashionable)· In some fancy restaurants, the chefs decorate the salads with flowers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· No, I am not going to a fancy dress party, but to work.· Every day the children worry about their Hallowe'en costumes for the school fancy dress parade.· A masked fancy dress ball in Cannes, especially at the Villa Russe, was an event.· Shooting parties, picnics, fancy dress.· At Christmastime in the City these days, there were more fancy dress police than real ones.· A mini ramp jam with fancy dress and the odd one foot tail grab ollie.· Less serious runners also compete wearing fancy dress.· A fancy dress parade again preceded the match, and there was a funfair, sideshows and trade stands.
· He wasn't up to the fancy footwork required for duelling on the high seas.
· Why be skeptical when I could be eating a free dinner at a fancy restaurant?· He could invite friends to a fancy restaurant or away on a weekend trip.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► fancy somebody rotten► tickle somebody’s fancy
1fancy hotels, restaurants, cars etc are expensive and fashionable SYN swanky: - A small, balding academic sort not given to flights of fancy, Kolodney wasted no words as he made his announcement.
- In their more extravagant flights of fancy the choice thus offered to the voter is extended to cover specific heads of policy.
- Many are flights of imagination and, because of the very nature of the area, subjective.
- Other routines are pure flights of fancy, all the more extraordinary for the very ordinary setting.
- Part of the achievement of the visionary comes from inspiration that arises from considering the highest flights of imagination.
- The legend - the romantic flight of fancy was over.
- There are some strange flights of fancy and there are also some extremely down to earth not to say earthy observations.
- This is not a flight of fancy.
Harry took me to a fancy restaurant for our anniversary.fancy prices British English (=very high and often unreasonable prices)2having a lot of decoration or bright colours, or made in a complicated way: fancy soaps in seashell shapes I just want a basic sports coat – nothing fancy.3complicated and needing a lot of skill OPP straightforward: I can’t do all that fancy stuff on the computer. Negotiating a deal can take some fancy footwork (=skill at making deals).4[only before noun] American English fancy food is of a high quality