One man’s food is another man’s poison
Malay translation: makanan baginya adalah racun bagi orang lain
| 07:57 Sep 7, 2013 |
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| 5 | Tepuk Dada, Tanya Selera |
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| 4 | Rambut sama hitam, hati lain-lain |
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| 3 +1 | makanan baginya adalah racun bagi orang lain |
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9 hrs confidence: 
| one man’s food is another man’s poison Tepuk Dada, Tanya Selera Explanation: Direct translation. Reference: http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2013/08/11/one-mans-me... |
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21 hrs confidence: 
| one man’s food is another man’s poison Rambut sama hitam, hati lain-lain Explanation: I understand it as 'there is no accounting for tastes', no matter how weird it looks to us at times. To one his own. Reference: http://prpm.dbp.gov.my/Search.aspx?k=Peribahasa+%27rambut+sa... |
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1 day 6 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| one man’s food is another man’s poison makanan baginya adalah racun bagi orang lain Explanation: The answer suggested above is a literal translation, and not an equivalent Malay proverb, since you asked for the meaning. Idiom: One man's meat is another man's poison This idiom means that one person can like something very much, but another can hate it. Reference: http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/one+man%27s+mea... |
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