have a crush on
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He is in the same one-on-one essay sessions with Oliver and their professor, but Farleigh gets out of doing schoolwork by talking about his mom whom the professor used to have a crush on.
From Salon • Dec. 2, 2023
I didn't have a crush on him at all, but that isn't even the point.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2023
I would have a crush on a boy, and in one instance, I told my friend.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023
“When you have a crush on somebody, you’re like, ‘I don’t know whether they like me back!
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2023
“I have a crush on Paul Newman. The Sting was a classic. You kids don’t know what you’re missing.”
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
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