in the mood

Idioms and Phrases

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

I play guitar sometimes, and if I’m in the mood, I’ll grab my guitar and play.

From Los Angeles Times

For the first level of the game, partly because he was then learning to play saxophone, Wise sought to emulate the sound of the Glenn Miller Orchestra and the raucous big band music from around the time of World War II. “DK Island Swing” has the propulsive energy of “In the Mood” or Benny Goodman’s “Sing, Sing, Sing,” complete with rollicking drums worthy of Gene Krupa.

From New York Times

“Say Nothing” is a heavy watch, and it remains to be seen whether American viewers will be in the mood to dive into a drawn-out resistance story so soon after an election won by a governing force eager to bring to heel millions of his countrymen, whether economically or by force.

From Salon

Former Home Secretary and defeated leadership candidate James Cleverly last week ruled out serving in the shadow cabinet, telling the FT he had been "liberated" from 16 years on the political front line and was now "not particularly in the mood to be boxed back into a narrow band again".

From BBC

He explained he had been "liberated" from 16 years on the political frontline and now was "not particularly in the mood to be boxed back into a narrow band again".

From BBC

Related Words

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