have a thing vs have the hots for

have a thing

verb
  • To have a crush on, or a soft spot for, someone. 

  • To be in a casual romantic relationship. 

have the hots for

verb
  • To be attracted (sexually or romantically) to (someone); to fancy someone. 

How often have the words have a thing and have the hots for occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )