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
GaÉTan-French
EldonEL-dənEnglish
VerÍSsimo-Portuguese
Sonya['səunjə]
Oren-Hebrew
GladysGLAD-is (English)Welsh, English