| English | Russian |
| take a shine to | сжалиться над (Eventually his captor took a shine to him and allowed him to sit upstairs in the building, not in the cellar. He was even given proper food to eat.  theguardian.com 4uzhoj) |
| take a shine to | сжалиться (очень контекстно • Eventually his captor took a shine to him and allowed him to sit upstairs in the building, not in the cellar. He was even given proper food to eat. theguardian.com 4uzhoj) |