Date:  Sat, 25 May 1996 10:24:33 -0500

From:  Natalie Maynor <maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]RA.MSSTATE.EDU>

Subject: Re: "took a shine to"



> he "took a shine to exercising". I've only heard this once before in my

> life. Any idea how this came about, and what it really means?



I don't know where it came from, but I've heard it all my life as an

expression meaning to like something immediately.

  --Natalie (maynor[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]ra.msstate.edu)