have a thing about
Example Sentences
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“I have a thing about mountains,” Dr. Singh, now 70 and retired, said during an interview in his apartment in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “To me Hokusai captured the essence of the mountain.”
From New York Times
Something like, “Excuse me, I just have a thing about toes — and your toes on my armrest is really freaking me out.”
From Seattle Times
“People have a thing about feet,” DeRuvo conceded.
From Seattle Times
“I have a thing about gorillas and monkeys,” Jamgochian told me on Thursday, her Shiba Inu, Mia, alert at her side.
From Washington Post
Dear Amy: I’m a 5-foot-9-inch woman, and it amazes me to hear how many people have a thing about height: The guy always “has” to be taller.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.