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View synonyms for have a weakness for

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Idioms and Phrases

Be susceptible to; also, like or enjoy. For example, She has a weakness for older men , or Bill has a weakness for fine wine . [c. 1700]
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Example Sentences

“I have a weakness for long-form creative projects,” he said, “and Claire just kind of came in with this infectious energy and determination and courage to take it on.”

It’s genuinely energizing to see how someone like Marco Rubio has grown no more comfortable under television lights in the almost-decade since his historic, water bottle-chugging meltdown , and as someone who has a vested interest in the future of liberal democracy, I have a weakness for the red meat highlights that orbit around social media when he fumbles a Town Hall question.

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Full disclosure: I have a weakness for any film involving tailoring or dressmaking.

But it’s the holiday season and I have a weakness for shiny rom-coms.

I have a weakness for cute creatures, and “Hilda” is packed with them.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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