to each his own

Idioms  

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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Example Sentences

To each his own comfort and joy.

From The Wall Street Journal

“But to each his own. Next winter I might just do as Constance wants and book us a trip to the Italian Riviera. At least we’ll get some sun that way. Of course, next year there’ll be the baby to think of. . . .”

From Literature

“He checks the moon and the tides the way other men check the financial pages. But to each his own, I suppose.”

From Literature

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

From Los Angeles Times

A mesmerizing portrait of a Florentine lady in a flowing sheer veil, attributed to the early-16th-century Italian painter Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, is accompanied by a decorative panel with the Latin inscription “To each his own mask” and a trompe l’oeil face covering to match.

From New York Times