take a shine to sb
informalDefinition
› to like someone immediately: I think he's taken a bit of a shine to you.Loving and in loveLiking
(Definition of take a shine to sb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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take a leaf out of sb's book idiom
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take a leak/have a leak idiom
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take a long, hard look at sth idiom
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take a pew! idiom
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take a rain check (on sth) idiom
- take a shine to sb idiom
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take a spill idiom
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take a stroll/trip/walk down memory lane idiom
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take a tumble idiom
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take a walk! idiom
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take a/the fall for sb idiom
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Synonyms and related words:
- absence makes the heart grow fonder idiom
- adoration noun
- adore verb (LOVE)
- adoring adjective
- affection noun
- be gone on sb idiom
- be soft on sb idiom
- care for sb phrasal verb (LIKE)
- endearment noun
- fall for sb phrasal verb
- fall in love idiom
- fondly adverb (LIKING)
- have got it bad idiom
- loveless adjective
- lovey-dovey adjective
- loving adjective
- lurve noun
- puppy love noun
- worship noun (ADMIRATION)
- worship verb (ADMIRE)
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Loving and in love
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