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there's no accounting for taste
sayingDefinition
› said when it is difficult to explain why different people like different things, especially things that you do not like: "I love working at weekends." "Well, there's no accounting for taste!"Liking
(Definition of there's no accounting for taste from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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there's no knowing/telling/saying idiom
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SMART Thesaurus: Liking
Synonyms and related words:
- adore verb (LOVE)
- affection noun
- approve verb (HAVE A GOOD OPINION)
- are/make a hit with idiom
- attached adjective
- attachment noun (FEELING OF LOVE)
- be a glutton for sth idiom
- be big on sth idiom
- dig verb (APPROVE)
- fancy noun (THING/PERSON YOU LIKE)
- go a bundle on sth idiom
- gravitate towards/to sth/sb phrasal verb
- grow on sb phrasal verb
- have a lot of time for sb idiom
- have a thing about sth/sb idiom
- predilection noun
- prize verb (REWARD)
- proclivity noun
- protective adjective
- smile on sth/sb phrasal verb
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