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
Zarathustrazahr-ə-THOO-strə (English)History
Toni (1)TO-nee (Finnish)Finnish, Croatian
VascoBAHS-ko (Spanish), VASH-koo (Portuguese)Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
LeesaLEE-səEnglish
GrierGREERScottish, English (Rare)
Abena-Western African, Akan