have a penchant for

Idioms  

1. Have a tendency or taste for. For example, He has a penchant for saying the wrong thing, or She has a strong penchant for baroque music. [Second half of 1600s]

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Example Sentences

A group of scientists also took home the nutrition prize for their grounbreaking discovery that rainbow lizards in Togo have a penchant for four-cheese pizza over other toppings.

From BBC

"The number of networks that have emerged here feels atypical and significant to me in comparison to other parts of the state," the Examiner said, adding that "Lancastrians have a penchant for reinventing the wheel — or even inventing the same wheel by different people at the same time."

From Salon

Filipino audiences have a penchant for soap operas and gossip, especially when it involves public figures - who they are dating and how they are spending their money.

From BBC

John Magaro seems to have a penchant for playing nice guys.

From Salon

The new tool is called the Burnout Assessment Tool, or BAT among researchers who have a penchant for amusing abbreviations.

From Science Daily