have a thing going (with someone)

have a thing going (with someone)
have a thing going (with someone) & have something going (with someone)
Fig. to have a romance or a love affair with someone. •

John and Mary have a thing going.

Bill has something going with Ann.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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