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
Jan (1)	YAHN (Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, German)	Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Czech, Polish, Slovene, German, Catalan
Ilari	EE-lah-ree (Finnish)	Russian, Finnish
Tuukka	-	Finnish
Lorenzo	lo-REN-tso (Italian), lo-REN-tho (Spanish), lo-REN-so (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Dorofey	-	Russian
MaraĴA	mah-RAH-zhah	Esperanto