Idiom
have a fable for
Meaning
To have a weakness for.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I have a fable for chocolate cake.”
“Even though I am trying to eat healthy, I have a fable for salty snacks late at night.”
“Despite his reputation for strict discipline, he admitted that he had a fable for old, dusty books found in forgotten corners of the library.”
Examples
simple
“I have a fable for chocolate cake.”
contextual
“Even though I am trying to eat healthy, I have a fable for salty snacks late at night.”
complex
“Despite his reputation for strict discipline, he admitted that he had a fable for old, dusty books found in forgotten corners of the library.”
Origin
From the French *avoir un faible pour*, literally to have a weakness for. The term *faible* is cognate with the English *foible* and *feeble*.
Key words
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