in the mood

1. Disposed or inclined toward something, as in I'm in the mood for a good long walk. This phrase is also put in the negative, I'm not in the mood to argue. [Late 1500s]

Example Sentences

Every week or so now, we have what I’ve started calling a panini party, though really it just means we’re in the mood for something hot pressed between bread.

From Salon

In “In the Mood for Love,” there’s a relationship between the characters played by Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung.

From Los Angeles Times

Especially when you’re trying to teach them something they are not necessarily in the mood to learn.

From Los Angeles Times

But mostly it depended on which version of the story Ozzy was in the mood to tell.

From BBC

If I’m in the mood, I’ll make some turkey bacon and make sure it’s extra crispy, and I drink my Red Bull sugar free.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• active 
• amenable 
• eager 
• enthusiastic 
• happy 
• inclined 
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• prepared 
• prone 
• responsible