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have a thing about

Idioms  
  1. Be obsessed or preoccupied with something. For example, He has a thing about disorder in the garage, or Bob has a thing about brunettes. [Slang; first half of 1900s]


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“I still have a thing about yellow flowers in open fields,” she admits.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Seattle Times Mar. 5, 2023

“I have a thing about gorillas and monkeys,” Jamgochian told me on Thursday, her Shiba Inu, Mia, alert at her side.

From Washington Post Jan. 27, 2023

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

From BBC Feb. 14, 2018

ALBUS: I don’t have a thing about older women!

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

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