have a thing for

  • 1have a thing for — have a thing for/about/informal phrase to have very strong feelings about someone or something, especially feelings that are unusual or unreasonable I have a thing about flying in planes; it scares me. Thesaurus: to feel an emotionsynonym …

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  • 2have the hots for — Liza admits that she has the hots for Ryan Syn: be (sexually) attracted to, desire, lust after; informal have a crush on, have a thing for, be crazy about …

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  • 3have a thing about — have a thing for/about/informal phrase to have very strong feelings about someone or something, especially feelings that are unusual or unreasonable I have a thing about flying in planes; it scares me. Thesaurus: to feel an emotionsynonym …

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  • 4have a nose for — (something) informal to be good at finding a particular kind of thing. Like any good newspaper journalist, she has a nose for a good story. He s always finding things in the sales. He seems to have a nose for a bargain …

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  • 5have much going for — (not) have much going for (you) have a lot going for (you) to have many good qualities or advantages that will make it easier for you to succeed. Poor thing, she hasn t got much going for her really. She s neither clever nor attractive …

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  • 6have a nose for something — have a nose for (something) informal to be good at finding a particular kind of thing. Like any good newspaper journalist, she has a nose for a good story. He s always finding things in the sales. He seems to have a nose for a bargain …

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  • 7have much going for you — (not) have much going for (you) have a lot going for (you) to have many good qualities or advantages that will make it easier for you to succeed. Poor thing, she hasn t got much going for her really. She s neither clever nor attractive …

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  • 8thing — [ θıŋ ] noun count *** ▸ 1 object/item ▸ 2 action/activity ▸ 3 situation/event ▸ 4 fact/condition ▸ 5 aspect of life ▸ 6 idea/information ▸ 7 something not specific ▸ 8 someone/something young you like ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) an object or ITEM. This… …

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  • 9not have much going for you — (not) have much going for (you) have a lot going for (you) to have many good qualities or advantages that will make it easier for you to succeed. Poor thing, she hasn t got much going for her really. She s neither clever nor attractive …

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  • 10not have much going for — (not) have much going for (you) have a lot going for (you) to have many good qualities or advantages that will make it easier for you to succeed. Poor thing, she hasn t got much going for her really. She s neither clever nor attractive …

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