take a fancy to
US /teɪk ə ˈfæn.si tuː/
UK /teɪk ə ˈfæn.si tuː/

1.
to begin to like something or someone very much
:
•
He's really taken a fancy to his new puppy.
•
I've taken a fancy to that old house on the hill.
to begin to like something or someone very much