E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Have a Mind for it (To).
To desire to possess it; to wish for it. Mind = desire, intention, is by no means uncommon: “I mind to tell him plainly what I think.” (2 Henry VI., act iv. 1.) “I shortly mind to leave you.” (2 Henry VI., act iv. 1.)
