x is to y's taste (liking)
11liking — ► NOUN 1) a regard or fondness for something. 2) one s taste …
12taste — [[t]te͟ɪst[/t]] ♦♦ tastes, tasting, tasted 1) N UNCOUNT Taste is one of the five senses that people have. When you have food or drink in your mouth, your sense of taste makes it possible for you to recognize what it is. ...a keen sense of taste.… …
13taste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. savor; sample. n. flavor; tasting, morsel, sample; predilection, relish, preference; judgment.See taste, choice. II Sense of flavor Nouns 1. taste, tastefulness; good or cultivated taste; delicacy,… …
14taste — noun 1》 the sensation of flavour perceived in the mouth on contact with a substance. ↘the faculty of perceiving this. 2》 a small portion of food or drink taken as a sample. 3》 a brief experience of something. 4》 a person s liking for… …
15taste — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 flavour/flavor ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious, fresh, nice, pleasant, refreshing ▪ distinctive ▪ pungent, rich …
16taste — tastable, tasteable, adj. /tayst/, v., tasted, tasting, n. v.t. 1. to try or test the flavor or quality of (something) by taking some into the mouth: to taste food. 2. to eat or drink a little of: She barely tasted her dinner. 3. to eat or drink… …
17liking — n. 1 what one likes; one s taste (is it to your liking?). 2 (foll. by for) regard or fondness; taste or fancy (had a liking for toffee). Etymology: OE licung (as LIKE(2), ING(1)) …
18taste — n. & v. n. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by contact with that substance (disliked the taste of garlic). b the faculty of perceiving this sensation (was bitter to the taste). 2 a small… …
19taste — 1. noun 1) a distinctive sharp taste Syn: flavor, savor, relish, tang, smack 2) he was dying for a taste of brandy Syn: mouthful, drop, bit, sip, nip, swallow, touch …
20taste — [[t]teɪst[/t]] v. tast•ed, tast•ing, n. 1) phl to test the flavor or quality of by taking some into the mouth 2) to eat or drink a little of 3) to eat or drink: He hadn t tasted food for three days[/ex] 4) phl to perceive or distinguish the… …
