in the mood
idiom
: feeling a desire for something or to do something
I'm in the mood for sushi.
I'm sorry. I'm just not in the mood to talk.
"Would you like to see a movie?" "No, I'm not in the mood (to see a movie)."
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Rick Pitino is not in the mood to reflect.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Bloomberg noted that those vendors were not in the mood to acquiesce to the mass discounter’s request for a 10 percent price reduction.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2025
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—Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article Rick Pitino is not in the mood to reflect.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2025
Bloomberg noted that those vendors were not in the mood to acquiesce to the mass discounter’s request for a 10 percent price reduction.
—Vicki M. Young, Sourcing Journal, 12 Mar. 2025
From tomes by landscape designers to paeans to floral fantasias by lifestyle gurus, these book releases will definitely get you in the mood for spring.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for in the mood
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“In the mood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20mood. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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