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Also, take a liking or shine to. Be attracted to someone or something, as in They took a fancy to spicy foods after their Mexican vacation, or I'm hoping he'll take a liking to the water, now that we have a cottage on a lake, or We think Bill's taken a shine to Betsy. The first term was first recorded in 1541, the first variant in 1570, and the last, a colloquialism, in 1850.
American Heritage Idioms
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Phrase(s): take a fancy to someone or something [and] take a liking to someone or something; take a shine to someone or something
to develop a fondness or a preference for someone or something. • John began to take a fancy to Sally late last August at the picnic. • I’ve never taken a liking to cooked carrots. • I think my teacher has taken a shine to me.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs