the mood takes someone
idiom
—used to say that someone has the feeling of wanting to do something
She can be very sociable when/if the mood takes her.
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“The mood takes someone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20mood%20takes%20someone. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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