# have a fable for

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/have-a-fable-for
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To have a weakness for.

## 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.

## 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*.

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