have a thing

English

Verb

have a thing (third-person singular simple present has a thing, present participle having a thing, simple past and past participle had a thing) (informal)

  2. To be in a casual or illicit romantic relationship.
    Synonym: have a thing going on
    Brad and Mary have a thing.
    They’ve got a thing.
    They had a thing, but it's over now.
  4. To have a crush on, or a soft spot for, someone or something. [(usually) with for]
    Synonyms: have the hots for, fancy
    Brad has a thing for Mary.
    I have a thing for ghost stories.
  6. To have an issue, such as a hang-up. [(usually) with about]
    Don't ask Mary to drive you there, because she has a thing about highway driving. It sometimes gives her panic attacks.
    He has a thing about not stepping on sidewalk cracks.

Usage notes

The relation of have to have got governs as usual; thus, we've got a thing or (dialectally) we got a thing are alloforms.

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