Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to give me your considered opinion concerning the interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence?

The old-fashioned tavern-keeper, before 1850, used to enjoy being boss under his own roof, and bowling out anybody who didn’t take a shine to dirty beds and greasy food. (S. Lewis, “Work of Art”)

take a shine to somebody (something) = take a liking to someone (something), become attached to someone (something), become addicted to someone (something)

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