take a shine to
idiom
informal
: to begin to like (someone or something)
She really took a shine to her new neighbor.
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Ulysses Romero didn’t even have time to take a shine to this glassy geodesic dome before deciding to flip it back onto the market.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Woodson impressed Jackson-Davis with his honesty, a quality teammates would also soon take a shine to.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2021
This can cut both ways: A seller might take a shine to a family with a baby — or overhear a prospective buyer commenting about hideous wallpaper or an unfortunate kitchen color scheme.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2021
So will any other ones that get built, should anyone else take a shine to the concept.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 5 Jan. 2021
Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2024
Woodson impressed Jackson-Davis with his honesty, a quality teammates would also soon take a shine to.
—Zach Osterman, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Oct. 2021
This can cut both ways: A seller might take a shine to a family with a baby — or overhear a prospective buyer commenting about hideous wallpaper or an unfortunate kitchen color scheme.
—BostonGlobe.com, 9 May 2021
So will any other ones that get built, should anyone else take a shine to the concept.
—Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 5 Jan. 2021
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“Take a shine to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20a%20shine%20to. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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