one\ man's\ meat\ is\ another\ man's\ poison

one\ man's\ meat\ is\ another\ man's\ poison
proverb
What is good for one person is not necessarily good for another.

Even though Jeff likes to swim in ice cold water, his brother tun hates it. this is understandable, however, because one's man's meat is another man's poison.

Contrast: what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander

Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

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