fancy that

ˈfænsi ðæt

Definition

Definition of fancy that - Reverso English Dictionary

Expression

interest

used to show mild interest or curiosity

Fancy that, I didn't know you were an artist.

surprise

used to express surprise or disbelief

Fancy that! I never thought I'd see you here.

imagine that

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Expressions with fancy

nothing fancy

something plain without special features

For dinner, we had nothing fancy, just sandwiches.

fancy footwork

skillful and quick movements of the feet

The dancer's fancy footwork impressed the judges.

fancy oneself

believe oneself to be good at something

He fancies himself a great chef.

fancy pants

someone who acts superior or pretentious

Don't be such a fancy pants, it's just a casual dinner.

fancy someone doing that

be attracted to someone based on their action or behavior

He fancies her doing that at the party.

it tickled someone's fancy

exp.

appeal to someone's taste or preference

The vintage camera tickled his fancy, so he bought it.

Terms with fancy that included in their meaning

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la-de-da

entertainment

event that is overly fancy or extravagant

purple passage

literature

part of writing that is very fancy

falderal

trinket

worthless thing that looks fancy or decorative

Examples of fancy that in a sentence

Fancy that, she won the lottery twice.
Fancy that! You won the lottery!
Fancy that! It's snowing in July.

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French:tiens donc, ça alors, ...
German:Stell dir vor, stell dir vor, ...
Italian:guarda un po', ma guarda, ...
Spanish:vaya, fíjate tú, ...
Portuguese:ora essa, imagina só, ...
Chinese:真有意思, 真想不到, ...
Japanese:へえ、そうなんだ, 驚いた, ...
Arabic:يا لَلْعَجَب, تخيل, ...
Hebrew:מִי הָיָה מַאֲמִין, תָּאֵר לְךָ, ...
Russian:надо же, подумать только, ...
Ukrainian:от так так, треба ж, ...
Hindi:वाह, अरे वाह, ...
Bengali:ভাবা যায়, তা-ই নাকি, ...
Catalan:ves per on, caram, ...
Czech:to teda, To se podívej, ...
Danish:tænk engang, ...
Dutch:nou zeg, ...
Greek:φαντάσου, Φαντάσου, ...
Hungarian:nahát, Nahát, ...
Khmer:អ៊ីចឹងហើយ, អស្ចារ្យមែន, ...
Korean:신기하네, 놀랍군, ...
Persian:عجب, چه جالب, ...
Polish:kto by pomyślał, ...
Portuguese (BR):veja só, ...
Romanian:ce interesant, să vezi și să nu crezi, ...
Swedish:tänk dig, Nämen, ...
Thai:แปลกดีนะ, ไม่น่าเชื่อเลย, ...
Turkish:düşünebiliyor musun, ...
Vietnamese:thật thú vị, thật không ngờ, ...

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