one man's fish is another man's poisson
- idiom
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para unos es pescado, para otros es pescado
- For some people, a quiet evening is perfect, but one man's fish is another man's poisson.
Examples
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You may find modern art boring, but one man's fish is another man's poisson.
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He disliked the trendy restaurant, but one man's fish is another man's poisson.
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In music, one man's fish is another man's poisson; what's popular for some may annoy others.
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Remember, one man's fish is another man's poisson!
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Some people love spicy food, while one man's fish is another man's poisson in their eyes.
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Many enjoy pop music, but for others, one man's fish is another man's poisson.
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She adores winter, but one man's fish is another man's poisson when it comes to preferences.
Synonyms
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People are different and that is normal
Surface Forms
Morphology
one + man's + fish + be + another + man's + poisson
The comparative template 'one man's X is another man's Y' gives a structural cue that tastes or values differ, so a learner who recognises this pattern could infer a general meaning of differing preferences. However the expression is proverb-like and metaphorical (and here playfully bilingual with French 'poisson'), so the specific idiomatic nuance is not fully predictable from the literal parts alone.
Etymology
One man's fish is another man's poisson is a fun twist on the old saying 'one man's meat is another man's poison.' It creates a clear picture: one person loves fish, while another hears poisson, the French word that looks like 'poison', and dislikes it, so the phrase shows that people like different things.