FEEL LIKE (DOING) SOMETHING vs FEEL UP TO (DOING) SOMETHING

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FEEL

FEEL LIKE

FEEL UP TO

to have a wish for something , or to want to do something, at a particular moment:  I feel like (going for) a swim.  I feel like (having) a nice cool glass of lemonade.  I feel like (having)a drink.  I feel like something to eat.  We all felt like celebrating.  I don't feel like going to the cinema.  "Are you coming to aerobics?" "No, I don't feel like it today."  We'll go for a walk if you feel like it.

to feel that you are strong or healthy enough to do something ; to have the energy to do something:  I don’t feel up to going out tonight.  I don’t feel up to eating anything.  Do we have to go to the party? I really don't feel up to it.  I'm so tired that I don't even feel up to going to the party.  Can we go tomorrow? I don't really feel up to it today.  I'd love to see you if you feel up to a coffee.

to want to do something that you do not do:  He was so rude, I felt like leaving immediately.  She felt like screaming at him, but she was determined not to lose her self-control.

FEEL UP TO THE MARK not be/feel up to the mark

not to feel as well or lively as usual 

I’m not feeling up to the mark at the moment

FEEL LIKE SOMETHING to seem to be something, or (esp. of weather) to seem likely to do something:  I felt like a fool when I couldn’t remember her name.  She said she didn’t feel like herself today.  It feels like rain.


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