have a thing vs take to

have a thing

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

  • To be in a casual romantic relationship. 

take to

verb
  • To be attracted to. 

  • To enter; to go into or move towards. 

  • To adapt to; to learn, grasp or master. 

  • To begin, as a new habit or practice. 

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