take a shining to in English

Forms: takes a shining to [present, singular, third-person], taking a shining to [participle, present], took a shining to [past], taken a shining to [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Apparently a recent variant of take a shine to, dating from the 1980s. Etymology templates: {{m|en|take a shine to}} take a shine to Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> a shining to}} take a shining to (third-person singular simple present takes a shining to, present participle taking a shining to, simple past took a shining to, past participle taken a shining to)

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"take a shining to" meaning in English

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