take a shine to

take a shine to somebody

to like someone immediately Amy took a shine to Nick, but her friends weren't so sure he was the right guy for her.

(informal)

to like someone immediately I think Andrew has taken a bit of a shine to our new member of staff.

Informal

To like spontaneously.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Ruff	[rʌf]
Kasih	-	Indonesian, Malay
DearbhÁIl	-	Irish
Raimondo	rie-MON-do	Italian
Kimmy	KIM-ee	English
SÜLeyman	suyl-ay-MAHN	Turkish