The phrase "a bit of fancy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to something that is elaborate, extravagant, or imaginative, often in a light-hearted or whimsical context.
Example: "The wedding decorations were a bit of fancy, with twinkling lights and colorful flowers everywhere."
Alternatives: "a touch of whimsy" or "a dash of flair".
A move is not a move, a goal is not a goal, unless there's a flourish, a bit of fancy footwork.
We have just about managed to hold onto Liverpool due to a bit of fancy footwork, and with tensions over the cost of Capital of Culture status now set to abate we have every chance of consolidating control in 2010.
Your average reader might like a bit of fancy writing, but at the end of the day he will always ask himself: what's my takeaway?" So it was slightly odd, and unintentionally comical, when, last September, Poetry published a manifesto, "American Poetry in the New Century," recapitulating Lewis's lampoon as a serious position.
Hall himself was no problem, weaving quite a bit of fancy teacher talk into his script but never going for very long without one of his trademark growls of repulsion at the state of American politics, the sort of thing that will make even the most somnolent student sit up straight in the lecture hall.
When it emerges 20 minutes or so later, he does a bit of fancy footwork with a conical sieve and a wooden spoon, and then he presents to me a stew so delicious-smelling, I know that I simply must eat it, even though it is still only 11 in the morning.
"Even when I'm cleaning up poop and breast-feeding, I like a little bit of glam and a little bit of fancy," she said.
Use nail stickers for a bit of seasonal or fancy dress fun.
Ho-ho, I'm a bit of a bird-fancier too, eh? eh!" You can be more easily forgiven for calling yourself a bird-spotter, but don't - because it's soppy.
But surely, a $4,400 phone brings more to the table than a bit of gold and some fancy glass, right?
More and more, bartenders are finding that just a bit of salt -- especially fancy sea and smoked salts -- enhances a drink beyond measure.
