matter of opinion, a

Idioms

A question on which people hold different views, as in I rather like that design, but really, it's a matter of opinion, or The quality of that new stock issue is a matter of opinion. This expression was first recorded in 1843.

Example Sentences

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A matter of opinion Transportation Security Administration employees are capable of dealing with controversial opinions after all.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2010

A matter of opinion derives weight from the name which is attached to it; but a chain of reasoning is equally conclusive, whoever may be its author.

From Reflections on the Decline of Science in England by Babbage, Charles

"A matter of opinion," murmured Belle under her breath.

From Brenda, Her School and Her Club by Reed, Helen Leah

A matter of opinion, my dear Bunny; I don't mean it for rot.

From The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

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