to each his own

proverb

Every person is entitled to their personal preferences and tastes.

“I would never want my bathroom decorated in chartreuse and turquoise, but to each his own, I suppose.”

Similar
chacun à son goûtthere's no accounting for tastedifferent strokes for different folksto each their own
OriginLatin suum cuique →
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Meanings

proverb

alternative each to his own · alternative to each their own

  1. Every person is entitled to their personal preferences and tastes.

    I would never want my bathroom decorated in chartreuse and turquoise, but to each his own, I suppose.

    Synonyms: chacun à son goût, there's no accounting for taste, different strokes for different folks, to each their own

  2. Everyone should receive what they deserve.

Synonyms & antonyms

proverbEvery person is entitled to their personal preferences and tastes.

Similar
chacun à son goûtthere's no accounting for tastedifferent strokes for different folksto each their own
Also see
chacun à son goûtthere's no accounting for taste

Origin

  1. Latinsuum cuique
  2. Englishto each his own

Calque of Latin suum cuique, short for suum cuique pulchrum est (“to each his own is beautiful”).

More words from Latin

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Translations

Afrikaans elkeen na sy eie smaak, elkeen maak soos hy smaak
  • elkeen na sy eie smaakevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • elkeen maak soos hy smaakevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Arabic كل شخص حرّ في ذوقه
  • كل شخص حرّ في ذوقهevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Bulgarian все́киму сво́ето
  • все́киму сво́ето (vsékimu svóeto)every person is entitled to their personal preferences
Chinese Mandarin 各有所好
  • 各有所好 (gèyǒusuǒhào)every person is entitled to their personal preferences
Czech každému podle jeho gusta
  • každému podle jeho gustaevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Danish enhver sin smag, hver sin smag
  • enhver sin smagevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • hver sin smagevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • smag og behag er forskelligevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Dutch ieder zijn ding, ieder het zijne
  • ieder zijn dingevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • ieder het zijneevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Finnish kukin taaplaa tyylillään, kukin tavallaan
  • kukin taaplaa tyylilläänevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • kukin tavallaanevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • makuasioista ei pidä kiistelläevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
French à chacun son goût, chacun voit midi à sa porte
  • à chacun son goûtevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • chacun voit midi à sa porteevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
German jedem das Seine
  • jedem das Seineevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Hungarian ízlések és pofonok, kinek a pap, kinek a papné
  • ízlések és pofonokevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • kinek a pap, kinek a papnéevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Indonesian lain ladang lain belalang, lain lubuk lain ikannya
  • lain ladang lain belalang, lain lubuk lain ikannyaevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Irish beatha duine a thoil, gach duine ar a bhealach féin
  • beatha duine a thoilevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • gach duine ar a bhealach féinevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • gach aon duine agus a dhóigh féin aigeevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Italian a ciascuno il suo, a ognuno il suo
  • a ciascuno il suoevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • a ognuno il suoevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Japanese 十人十色, それぞれ自分自身に
  • 十人十色 (jū nin to iro)every person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • それぞれ自分自身に (sorezore jibunjishin-ni)every person is entitled to their personal preferences
Latin suum cuique
  • suum cuiqueevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Norwegian enhver sin smak, hver sin smak
  • enhver sin smakevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • hver sin smakevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Polish każdemu swoje, kto co lubi
  • każdemu swojeevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • kto co lubievery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Portuguese a cada um o que é seu, cada qual com o seu cada qual
  • a cada um o que é seuevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • cada qual com o seu cada qualevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • cada macaco no seu galhoevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Romanian Toată lumea are dreptul la preferințele sale personale.
  • Toată lumea are dreptul la preferințele sale personale.every person is entitled to their personal preferences
Russian ка́ждый по-сво́ему, ка́ждому своё
  • ка́ждый по-сво́ему (káždyj po-svójemu)every person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • ка́ждому своё (káždomu svojó)every person is entitled to their personal preferences
Scottish Gaelic do gach fear a sgarbh fhèin
  • do gach fear a sgarbh fhèinevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Spanish cada quién a su gusto, cada loco con su tema
  • cada quién a su gustoevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • cada loco con su temaevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • a cada uno lo suyoevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • cada uno con lo suyoevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • cada loco con su locuraevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Swedish smaken är som baken – delad
  • smaken är som baken – deladevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Thai นานาจิตตัง, ต่างจิตต่างใจ
  • นานาจิตตัง (naa-naa-jìt-dtang)every person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • ต่างจิตต่างใจevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Turkish zevkler ve renkler tartışılmaz
  • zevkler ve renkler tartışılmazevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Ukrainian ко́жному своє́
  • ко́жному своє́ (kóžnomu svojé)every person is entitled to their personal preferences
Vietnamese mỗi người một nẻo
  • mỗi người một nẻoevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
Welsh pawb â’i gryman, pawb â’i fys lle bo’i ddolur
  • pawb â’i grymanevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • pawb â’i fys lle bo’i ddolurevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
  • pawb at y peth y boevery person is entitled to their personal preferences
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