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 1 Dec. 2024.

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