Have a case on someone
verb phrase
To be infatuated with or in love
[1852+; case was specialized to mean ”a case of being in love” by the mid-19th century]
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Have a means of gaining advantage with, have influence on, as in She had pull with several of the board members. [ ; late 1800s ]