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Kathy Cao
2022-03-12 06:03
Catch (someone's) fancy verb phrase
To appeal to or attract someone's interest
The story told by the teacher has succeeded in catching students' fancy. They are all listening with rapt attention.
The cafe without wifi has started catching people's fancy.
Computer games have never failed to catch children's fancy.
Something that interests or excites someone for a short period of time
Each person has different interests that need to be respected.
If something is on your radar, it is within the spectrum of one's interest, awareness, attention, or consideration.
To make something financially more interesting, exciting or attractive.
If you say you win someone's heart, you mean that you gain his/her love or affection.
The verb "catch" must be conjugated according to its tense.
This phrase is formed based on the meaning of the noun "fancy".
Do you see anything wrong?
1. To punch a hole in one's ticket to show that they have paid for a ride
2. To do something that allows one to go further in a competition or to be promoted at work
1. Please, tell me if I forget to punch your ticket.
2. With a view to punching my ticket to the final, I did whatever it takes to win this round.
