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have a thing about



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Idioms and Phrases

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 have a thing about mountains,†Dr. Singh, now 70 and retired, said during an interview in his apartment in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. “To me Hokusai captured the essence of the mountain.â€

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Something like, “Excuse me, I just have a thing about toes — and your toes on my armrest is really freaking me out.â€

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

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

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Dear Amy: I’m a 5-foot-9-inch woman, and it amazes me to hear how many people have a thing about height: The guy always “has†to be taller.

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