in the mood

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in the mood (for something) and in the mood (to do something)

having the proper state of mind for a particular situation or for doing something. I'm not in the mood to see a movie tonight. Are you in the mood for pizza?

See also: mood

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I felt I had him at a disadvantage, had caught him in the mood of indiscretion; and to tell the truth I was not curious to learn what might have driven a young medical student out of London. The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context On hearing these so hospitable offers, and such generous recognition of the claims of kindred, Phoebe felt very much in the mood of running up to Judge Pyncheon, and giving him, of her own accord, the kiss from which she had so recently shrunk away. House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context He was in the grip of an emotion greater than himself; in the mood in which he was he felt the need upon him of doing some desperate deed. The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context More results

? References in classic literature

I felt I had him at a disadvantage, had caught him in the mood of indiscretion; and to tell the truth I was not curious to learn what might have driven a young medical student out of London.

The Island of Doctor Moreau by Wells, H.G. View in context

On hearing these so hospitable offers, and such generous recognition of the claims of kindred, Phoebe felt very much in the mood of running up to Judge Pyncheon, and giving him, of her own accord, the kiss from which she had so recently shrunk away.

House Of Seven Gables by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context

He was in the grip of an emotion greater than himself; in the mood in which he was he felt the need upon him of doing some desperate deed.

The Lair of the White Worm by Stoker, Bram View in context

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