have a thing for (someone)



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have a thing for (someone)

To have a romantic infatuation with someone, especially unbeknownst to that person. I had a thing for one of my colleagues for a while, but I decided not to pursue it for the sake of our work. I hear that Samantha has a thing for John.
See also: have, thing

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Yamila-Spanish (Latin American)
Shantelleshahn-TEL, shan-TELEnglish (Rare)
RickRIKEnglish
Emily['eməli]
Taj-Arabic
CecilySES-i-leeEnglish