have a thing about

have a thing a·bout

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Definition of have a thing about words

phrase have a thing about If you have a thing about someone or something, you have very strong feelings about them. 0

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exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

fascinated — to attract and hold attentively by a unique power, personal charm, unusual nature, or some other special quality; enthrall: a vivacity that fascinated the audience.
hooked — bent like a hook; hook-shaped.
spellbound — bound by or as if by a spell; enchanted, entranced, or fascinated: a spellbound audience.
possessed — spurred or moved by a strong feeling, madness, or a supernatural power (often followed by by, of, or with): The army fought as if possessed. The village believed her to be possessed of the devil.
head over heels — the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk by the neck, containing the brain, eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

disenchanted — to rid of or free from enchantment, illusion, credulity, etc.; disillusion: The harshness of everyday reality disenchanted him of his idealistic hopes.
disinterested — unbiased by personal interest or advantage; not influenced by selfish motives: a disinterested decision by the referee.
disgusted — to cause loathing or nausea in.
turned off — to cause to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate: to turn a wheel.

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