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all one's taste is in one's mouth

all one's taste is in one's mouth phrase: one lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.

Phrase

all one's taste is in one's mouth

  1. (idiomatic, mildly insulting) One lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.
    • She doesn't like my decorating style, eh? Well, that's because all her taste is in her mouth!
    • “I pay to get into the movies just like everybody else, and I sure wouldn't waste my money on you.”
      “That's because all your taste is in your mouth.”2008, Emily Carmichael, The Good, the Bad, and the Sexy, →ISBN

Questions about all one's taste is in one's mouth

What does all one's taste is in one's mouth mean?
All one's taste is in one's mouth means one lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.
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All one's taste is in one's mouth is a phrase.

Words near all one's taste is in one's mouth in the dictionary

  1. all one word
  2. all one's born days
  3. all one's eggs in one basket
  4. all one's life is worth
  5. all one's life's worth
  6. all one's taste is in one's mouth
  7. all other things being equal
  8. all out
  9. all over
  10. all over again
  11. all over bar the shouting

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