have a thing about

Example Sentences

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“People have a thing about feet,” DeRuvo conceded.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 5, 2023

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 • Mar. 16, 2022

In Ghana, we have a thing about names and titles.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2018

Julian Fellowes seems to have a thing about blue-collar women, doesn't he?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2016

I have a thing about envelopes, I guess.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour