have a thing for (something)

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have a thing for (something)

To have a very keen or particular interest in something; to really like or enjoy something. John has a thing for antique books. He's always on the lookout for new ones to add to his collection. I know they're stupid, but I've always had a thing for cheesy horror movies.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Asenath	AS-ə-nath (English)	Biblical
Gladys	GLAD-is (English)	Welsh, English
Khariton	-	Russian
Erika	e-REE-kah (Swedish, Norwegian), E-ree-kah (Finnish, German), ER-i-kə (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Czech, Slovene, Croatian, English, Italian
Francene	[fræn'si:n]
Lizzy	LIZ-ee	English