Fancy
Fancy verb - To form a mental picture of.
Hear
Hear verb - To come to an awareness of.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- All those flights of fancy, that pretending, all that's in the past.Frank: I'm glad to hear that.Mrs.
Source: Film / The World of Henry Orient -
The Real Life ultra-fancy crown that's probably the first image you think of when you hear "crown", is almost never worn by the British monarch, except during the coronation.
Source: Requisite Royal Regalia -
Accepting an award at a fancy celebration, Fey said, "I hear Aaron Sorkin is wearing the same dress I am, but it's twice as long and not nearly as funny." To his credit, the famously thin-skinned Sorkin never responded, and even put in a self-deprecatory cameo on 30 Rock.
Source: Creator / Tina Fey
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