take a shine to sb

take a shine to Sb

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Definition of take a shine to sb words

phrase take a shine to sb If you say that someone has taken a shine to another person, you mean that he or she liked them very much at their first meeting. 0

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% 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".

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