for someone's liking — if something is too expensive, too dark etc for someone s liking, they do not like it because it is too expensive, dark etc The music was far too loud for my liking … English dictionary
liking — lik|ing [ laıkıŋ ] noun singular a feeling of enjoying or liking something: liking for: He had a particular liking for science. for someone s liking if something is too expensive, too dark, etc. for someone s liking, they do not like it because… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
liking — [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] noun [singular] a feeling of enjoying something a liking for science subjects[/ex] • for sb s liking if something is too expensive, too dark etc for someone s liking, they do not like it because it is too expensive, too dark etc[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
liking — UK [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] / US noun [singular] a feeling of enjoying or liking something liking for: He had a particular liking for science subjects. • for someone s liking take a liking to to someone s liking … English dictionary
liking — lik|ing [ˈlaıkıŋ] n 1.) liking for sb/sth formal when you like someone or something ▪ Jim and Keith had a liking and respect for each other. ▪ She s developed a liking for theatre. 2.) take a liking to sb/sth to begin to like someone or something … Dictionary of contemporary English
liking — [[t]la͟ɪkɪŋ[/t]] 1) N SING: with supp, oft N for n If you have a liking for something or someone, you like them. She had a liking for good clothes... He bought me records to encourage my liking for music... Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him.… … English dictionary
liking — noun 1 have a liking for sth formal to like something: a liking for chocolate 2 take a liking to sb to like someone you have just met 3 to your liking formal being just what you wanted: I hope everything in the suite was to your liking, Sir … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
someone's idea of fun — used to emphasize one s dislike for an activity or to mock someone else s liking for it being stuck behind a desk all day isn t my idea of fun … Useful english dictionary
take a liking to — • take a fancy to/for smb • take a liking to smb • take to smb (from Idioms in Speech) (smb) to like (often followed by immediately). I met this young man in the train just now, and I ve taken a fancy to him already. Mr. Short himself had taken a … Idioms and examples
go for — verb 1. give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to (Freq. 1) I cannot accept your invitation I go for this resolution • Syn: ↑accept, ↑consent • Ant: ↑refuse ( … Useful english dictionary