Meanings
alternative one man's meat is another man's poison · alternative one man's loss is another man's gain
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
One early use is in Hector Urquhart's Popular Tales of the West Highlands (1860s) where he wrote "one man's rubbish may be another's treasure".http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/60429/ddg#60472
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Chinese Mandarin 物之貴賤，因人而異 /物之贵贱, 因人而异
- 物之貴賤，因人而異 /物之贵贱Translations
- 因人而异 (wù zhī guìjiàn, yīnrén'éryì)Translations
Finnish yhden roska on toisen aarre
- yhden roska on toisen aarreTranslations
German des einen Leid ist des anderen Freud
- des einen Leid ist des anderen FreudTranslations
Italian Ciò che per un uomo è spazzatura per un altro può essere un tesoro.
- Ciò che per un uomo è spazzatura per un altro può essere un tesoro.Translations
Portuguese o lixo de um homem é o tesouro de outro, lixo para uns, luxo para outros
- o lixo de um homem é o tesouro de outroTranslations
- lixo para uns, luxo para outrosTranslations
Russian что для одного человека мусор, то для другого - сокровище
- что для одного человека мусор, то для другого - сокровище (što dlja odnovo čeloveka musor, to dlja drugovo - sokrovišče)Translations
Spanish la basura de un hombre es el tesoro de otro
- la basura de un hombre es el tesoro de otroTranslations
Cite this entry
one man's trash is another man's treasure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20man's%20trash%20is%20another%20man's%20treasure
“one man's trash is another man's treasure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/one%20man's%20trash%20is%20another%20man's%20treasure. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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