fancy doing something

An expression of surprise.

Fancy meeting you here in such an unexpected place!

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[take a fancy to] {v. phr.} To become fond of; cultivate a predilection for. * /Aunt Hermione has taken a fancy to antique furniture./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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