have a case on



have a case on

Also, have a crush on. Be infatuated with someone, as in He's had a case on her for years, or Teenage girls often have a crush on this teacher. The first slangy term dates from the mid-1800s; the second, a colloquialism, dates from the late 1800s.
See also: case, have, on

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
SyntycheSIN-tə-kee (English)Biblical, Biblical Greek, Ancient Greek
Haran-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Gulnara-Kazakh, Azerbaijani, Kyrgyz
Timoti-Maori
Nelinha-Portuguese
Lucianaloo-CHAH-nah (Italian), loo-THYAH-nah (Spanish), loo-SYAH-nah (Latin American Spanish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Ancient Roman