fan of

a fan of (someone or something)

Someone who strongly likes, appreciates, supports, or is interested in someone or something. You might find this hard to believe, but Cheryl's a big fan of heavy metal. I'm a big fan of Jen's new boyfriend—especially after the parade of losers she's brought home over the years! Sorry, but I'm not really a fan of Art Deco.
See also: fan, of
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

*fan of someone

to be a follower of someone; to idolize someone. (*Typically: be ~; become ~.) My mother is still a fan of the Beatles. I'm a great fan of the mayor of the town.
See also: fan, of
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • a fan of (someone or something)
  • accompany (one) on a/(one's) journey
  • accompany on a journey
  • be out of (one's) league
  • be out of somebody's league
  • bird has flown, the
  • be/have done with somebody/something
  • bargain
  • bargain for (someone or something) with (someone)
  • brief (someone) about (someone or something)
References in periodicals archive
Even celebrities have their fandoms and their own fans delight in the idea that their favorite artist is a fellow fan of another artist.
Such was the case with Liza Soberano when she tweeted about being a fan of K-pop star J-Hope of the internationally popular boy group BTS.
We also note that, even though half of the interviewees rejected being labeled "a fan of ACG"--which implies the narrowed connotations and significations of the term fan in the context of contemporary Chinese fandom--their active fan practices justify our rationale for the recruitment of interviewees: their performances and activities show them to be avid fans (in the academic sense) of ACG.
"I am a cricket lover and also a fan of Dhoni, not only because he was India captain but I like to see him performing well under pressure also," he added.
This was often illustrated with mentions of their team on their CV, or by making new people they meet aware they are a fan of a particular club.
This was often illustrated with mentions of their team on their CV, or by making new people they meet aware they are a fan of a particular club.These female fans invested large amounts of time watching or thinking about sport, with some of the extreme fans confessing that their club or team is almost "constantly" on their mind 6 as one female football fan explained:
(203 mm) FPTU through a range of about 1300-600 [ft.sup.3]/min (37-0.28 [m.sup.3]/s) with a differential pressure rise across the FPTU fan of about 0.100.25 in.
They write, "For instance, even the most loyal fan of, say, the Rolling Stones, will not sav 'We played well tonight' after a particularly successful gig" (88).
BRUT are once again searching to find Super League's Fan of Pride!
The campaign - now in its second season - will run across all 14 Super League teams, with each club crowning their very own Fan of Pride.
They promise you'll soon become a fan of their fans.
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As a lifelong fan of science fiction, fantasy, and everything fantastic, and as a young black man, I've always thought that speculative fiction is a largely untapped and misunderstood avenue for expression in the black experience.
"It's a double standard," says Ady Ben-Israel, a lesbian fan of the team.