have a taste for something—have a liking or preference for smth.:
- He had a taste for literature, and we got on together like one o’clock.
Note: The expression is not equivalent in meaning to the phrase have a taste in something—have the ability to choose the best kind of smth.:
- He has a taste in clothes and tries to stand out from the crowd with his alternative styles.
have a taste of something—
1. eat or drink a small quantity of smth. in order to see what the flavor is like:
- Won’t you have a taste of this cake?
2. have a brief, usually unpleasant experience of smth.:
- The child may already have had a taste of street life.