partial to

idiom

: liking something or someone very much and usually more than other things or people
I like all the food here, but I'm particularly partial to the fried chicken.
She's partial to tall men with dark hair.
I'm not partial to red wine.

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Robert Mapplethorpe was partial to bulging muscles wrapped in leather. Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025 Stick to a warmer white instead—Stein is partial to Benjamin Moore Revere Pewter (HC-172). Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2025 Ramsey is partial to crisp, masculine tailoring with unexpected twists—an electric-blue watch to liven up a dark suit here, a flash of white winged eyeliner there—and always in a way that bucks the ultra-preened look of their co-stars. Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025 Sturm is partial to Native and Indigenous practices. Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for partial to

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“Partial to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/partial%20to. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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