have a thing for (someone)



Like this video? Subscribe to our free daily email and get a new idiom video every day!

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
Punit-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Darwin['da:win]
Nerys-Welsh
Matyldamah-TIL-dah (Polish)Czech, Polish
Omri-Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Sigfridoseeg-FREE-do (Italian), seeg-FREE-dho (Spanish)Italian, Spanish