Meanings
proverb
alternative one man's fish is another man's poison · alternative one man's fish is another man's poisson
- People have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ
- مَصَائِبُ قَوْمٍ عِنْدَ قَوْمٍ فَوَائِدُ (maṣāʔibu qawmin ʕinda qawmin fawāʔidu)people have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another
Czech někdo má rád vdolky, jiný zase holky
- někdo má rád vdolky, jiný zase holkypeople have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another
Finnish yhden herkku on toisen myrkky
- yhden herkku on toisen myrkkypeople have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another
German der eine isst gern Wurst, der andere grüne Seife
- der eine isst gern Wurst, der andere grüne Seifepeople have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another
Polish kto co lubi
- kto co lubipeople have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another
Spanish nunca llueve a gusto de todos
- nunca llueve a gusto de todospeople have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another
Swedish den enes död är den andres bröd
- den enes död är den andres brödpeople have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another
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one man's meat is another man's poison. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20man's%20meat%20is%20another%20man's%20poison
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