chacun à son goût

American

[sha-kœ na sawn goo] / ʃa kœ na sɔ̃ ˈgu /

French.

each to one's own taste.

chacun à son goût British

/ ʃakœ̃n a sɔ̃ ɡu /

each to his own taste

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Example Sentences

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Personally, I would as soon eat a surprise packet of pins, but of course, chacun à son goût.

From The Gourmet's Guide to Europe by Newnham-Davis, Lieut.-Col. (Nathaniel)

"Well, it is a peculiar companionship for Judge Hildreth's niece, that is all I have to say," said Isabelle coldly, "but chacun à son goût."

From A Beautiful Possibility by Black, Edith Ferguson

I now, therefore, leave the amateur to choose for himself — bearing in mind the time-honoured aphorism, chacun à son goût.

From Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. by Browne, Montagu

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