ízlések és pofonok

Hungarian

Etymology

ízlés (“taste, preference”) +‎ -ek (plural suffix) +‎ és (“and”) +‎ pofon (“slap in the face”) +‎ -ok (plural suffix). Literally: “tastes and slaps in the face”. Ellipsis of ízlések és pofonok különbözőek/különböznek (literally “tastes and slaps in the face are different [they can vary per each person]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈiːzleːʃɛk eːʃ ˈpofonok]

Phrase

ízlések és pofonok

1. (idiomatic) there's no accounting for taste, to each his own, different strokes for different folks, one man's meat is another man's poison

Synonyms

• kinek a pap, kinek a papné
• nem vagyunk egyformák