take a shine to

verb

To become fond of something or someone.

“He took a shine to jazz.”

Similar
take a cotton totake a fancy totake a liking totake a shining to
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Meanings

verbtake a shine to (third-person singular simple present takes a shine to, present participle taking a shine to, simple past took a shine to, past participle taken a shine to)

present singular third person takes a shine to · participle present taking a shine to · past took a shine to · participle past taken a shine to

  1. idiomatictransitiveTo become fond of something or someone.

    He took a shine to jazz.

    1 more example

    Meanwhile handsome ex-cavalryman Captain Henry Ossory (Theo James) seems to have taken a shine to Selina as well; he is so tight-trousered his fly button will surely have someone’s eye out.

    2022 August 24, Peter Bradshaw, “Mr Malcolm’s List review – Regency romcom served with cake-icing of irony”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: take a cotton to, take a fancy to, take a liking to, take a shining to

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo become fond of something or someone.

Similar
take a cotton totake a fancy totake a liking totake a shining to
Also see
take a cotton totake a fancy totake a liking totake a shining to

Translations

Polish polubić
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APA

take a shine to. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20shine%20to

MLA

“take a shine to.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20shine%20to. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “take a shine to,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/take%20a%20shine%20to.

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