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one man's fish is another man's poisson

one man's fish is another man's poisson is the alternative form of one man's meat is another man's poison.

Meaning of one man's meat is another man's poison

Proverb

one man's meat is another man's poison

  1. People have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another.

Origin of one man's fish is another man's poisson

Pun on one man's fish is another man's poison, replacing poison with the French word poisson (“fish”).

Questions about one man's fish is another man's poisson

What is one man's fish is another man's poisson the alternative form of?
One man's fish is another man's poisson is the alternative form of one man's meat is another man's poison.

Words near one man's fish is another man's poisson in the dictionary

  1. one man and a dog
  2. one man and his dog
  3. one man band
  4. one man bands
  5. one man's fish is another man's poison
  6. one man's fish is another man's poisson
  7. one man's loss is another man's gain
  8. one man's meat is another man's poison
  9. one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter
  10. one man's trash is another man's treasure
  11. one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb

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