have a taste for (something)

have a taste for (something)

1. To have a preference, inclination, or desire for some particular kind of food or drink. I've always had a taste for red meat, so I don't think I could ever be a vegetarian. The fact that vampires have taste for human blood is part of what makes them so scary.
2. To have a strong preference, inclination, or desire to do or acquire something. I've never had a taste for fighting of any kind, so I know I would not be suited to the army whatsoever. Tom has a real taste for these daredevil sports.
See also: have, taste
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • get a taste for (something)
  • a taste for (something)
  • taste for
  • ain't particular
  • (one) ain't particular
  • have feelings about
  • have (any/no) feelings about (someone or something)
  • have a fable for (something)
  • on a whim
  • not get a sniff of something