partial to

idiom

: liking something or someone very much and usually more than other things or people
I like all the food here, but I'm particularly partial to the fried chicken.
She's partial to tall men with dark hair.
I'm not partial to red wine.

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Arteta uses outside-of-the-box thinking to motivate his players, and Wilshere is partial to this. Kaya Kaynak, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025 While Wade is partial to Bird Island Oysters from South Carolina, the mignonette works well with any briny, salty oyster. Derick Wade, Saveur, 15 Oct. 2025 But the commission’s leadership, including Jackson, remained partial to Chief Armstrong. Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025 Burkle is partial to Benjamin Moore Van Deusen Blue (HC-156). Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for partial to

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“Partial to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partial%20to. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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