x is to y's taste (liking)

  • 51street, up one's —  One s concern, speciality or taste. Also right (or bang) up one s street Very much to one s taste, liking; very much the thing one is good at …

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  • 52tooth — noun (plural teeth) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tōth; akin to Old High German zand tooth, Latin dent , dens, Greek odont , odous Date: before 12th century 1. a. one of the hard bony appendages that are borne on the jaws or in many …

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  • 53penchant — noun /ˈpɑ̃ʃɑ̃,ˈpɑːnʃɑn,ˈpɛnʧənt/ taste, liking, or inclination (for) Syn: desire …

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  • 54 — 【중】 가운데; 안; 중; 마음; 몸; 대궐 안; 반; 곧다 바르다; 차다; 고르다; 뚫다; 맞다; 맞히다. 口 (입구=사물) + (위아래로통할곤) 뚫을곤부 3획 (총4획) [1] [n] middle; central; center; in the midst of; among; within; between [2] middle of time, place, period, area (used as postposition, like within,… …

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  • 55propensity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tendency, aptitude, inclination, talent, bent, proclivity, disposition. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. talent, capacity, competence, inclination; see ability 1 , 2 . See Synonym Study at inclination . III… …

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  • 56gusto — gus|to [ˈgʌstəu US tou] n [U] [Date: 1600 1700; : Italian; Origin: Latin gustus taste, liking , from gustare; GUSTATORY] with gusto if you do something with gusto, you do it with a lot of eagerness and energy ▪ They sang hymns with great gusto …

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  • 57sweet tooth — fondness for sugary stuff, late 14c., from SWEET (Cf. sweet) (adj.) + tooth in the sense of taste, liking (see TOOTHSOME (Cf. toothsome)) …

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  • 58stomach — I. n. 1. Appetite. 2. Inclination, desire, taste, liking, relish. II. v. a. (Colloq.) Brook, endure, bear, tolerate, abide, swallow, stand, submit to, suffer, put up with …

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  • 59gusto — n relish, zest, enthusiasm, exhilaration; enjoyment, satisfaction, delight, pleasure, appreciation, appetite, taste, liking, fondness …

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  • 60acquire —   v.t. obtain; gain; come into possession of.    ♦ acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS.    ♦ acquired taste, (liking eventually gained for) something that is not immediately or generally liked …

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