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have a fable for

have a fable for verb: to have a weakness for.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To have a weakness for.
    • I had always had a fable for nudes. Unfortunately my wife did not feel the same way.2007, Helmut W. Horchler, Native Friendships, page 137
    • “My mother, just like your wife, had a fable for Gaelic names, and Seamus is the Gaelic version of James.”2009, Wilfried F. Voss, The Bleeding Hills, Copperhill Media Corporation, →ISBN, page 38

Forms of have a fable for

third-person singular presenthas a fable for
present participlehaving a fable for
past participlehad a fable for
pasthad a fable for

Origin of have a fable for

From the French "avoir un faible pour". Faible is cognate with foible and feeble.

Questions about have a fable for

What does have a fable for mean?
Have a fable for means to have a weakness for.
What part of speech is have a fable for?
Have a fable for is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a fable for?
The past tense of have a fable for is had a fable for.

Words near have a fable for in the dictionary

  1. have a couple
  2. have a cow
  3. have a crack at
  4. have a crow to pull
  5. have a dog and bark oneself
  6. have a fable for
  7. have a face on
  8. have a fall
  9. have a few
  10. have a few too many
  11. have a fine finger

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