have a weakness for

Idioms  

1. Be susceptible to; also, like or enjoy. For example, She has a weakness for older men, or Bill has a weakness for fine wine. [c. 1700]

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Example Sentences

In the matter of masterpieces I have a weakness for allegory—which is to say, as the Austrian novelist Robert Musil once put it, that I “suppose everything to mean more than it has any honest claim to mean.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Politicians and, yes, journalists both have a weakness for hyperbole, and so maybe all of this is a bit self serving and over the top?

From BBC

“I have a weakness for long-form creative projects,” he said, “and Claire just kind of came in with this infectious energy and determination and courage to take it on.”

From New York Times

Full disclosure: I have a weakness for any film involving tailoring or dressmaking.

From Seattle Times

But it’s the holiday season and I have a weakness for shiny rom-coms.

From Seattle Times

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