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to each his own

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  1. One has a right to one's personal preferences, as in I'd never pick that color, but to each his own. Versions of this maxim appeared in the late 1500s but the modern wording was first recorded in 1713.


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Their relationship seems pretty normal to me, but to each his own necessity.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2025

Open champ and Hall of Famer – but to each his own.

From Golf Digest Jan. 23, 2018

Some of it's bogus, some of it's gold, who knows which is which, and to each his own.

From The Guardian Apr. 2, 2013

Traditional roles of four or five now, to each his own.

From Washington Post Jul. 16, 2012

I looked out the window and thought, to each his own.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

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