fancy that
idiom
—used to comment on something that is hard to imagine
"The baby she brought home was the wrong one." "Fancy that!"
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Some of the essays in Cellophane Bricks are easy to follow, though just as many of the pieces read like impressionistic prose poems or refracted flights of fancy that connect to their subject matter in obscure ways.
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Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The warm spices and colder weather always inspire me to whip up treats from cookies to layer cakes to quick breads—whatever tickles my fancy that day.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
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Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The warm spices and colder weather always inspire me to whip up treats from cookies to layer cakes to quick breads—whatever tickles my fancy that day.
—Katie Akin, Southern Living, 1 Dec. 2024
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“Fancy that.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fancy%20that. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.
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