APAD: To each your own

Definition

   Different people have varying preferences.

 

Examples

   1) At the restaurant, there is a wide variety of dishes and beverages on the

   menu, so feel free to choose what you like; to each your own.

 

   2) She enjoys spending her weekends hiking in the mountains, while he prefers

   to relax by the beach. But, as they say, to each their own.

 

Etymology

   The phrase has an unclear origin, but it has been in use since the 16th

   century and likely evolved over time.

 

Synonyms

   everyone possesses their unique taste, live and let live, agree to disagree

 

- englishdaily626.com [edited]

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My old friend, Mr. Zhao, had never gone to college but was nonetheless gifted,

daring, and above all extremely hard-working. He taught himself the laws and

argued for years the pension case for 800 HeBei laborers who built the 108

interstate in the 1960s and won in 2014. After retiring from farming, he built

and rented out three houses on his large family estate near town. Today, 80

years old, when many of his contemporaries are on life-support, he is still

strong as an ox and works as a 24/7 live-in caregiver.

 

It baffled everyone, therefore, how he managed to raise a hopeless goldbrick son

with a gambling yen who needed one week of mah-jong to recharge after a month of

work.

 

Only lately had he given up trying to beat the laziness out of Junior. It was

futile, he told me, after nagging him into weeding the family cabbage patch.

Junior had sworn it was an accident but it sure was convenient for him: in one

stroke, his chemical wiped out both the weeds and the vegetables and they said

it would take the soil at least three years to bear anything. To each their own,

Mr. Zhao finally accepted.

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Hooray, so good 2 have U back 7G!!!!! :-)) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 06:04:21

Thanks. Good to be back! -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 06:15:14

Yes, 2 each our own. I bow 2 fate&accept who I'm&where I'm -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 06:07:47

Kudos 2 Mr. Zhao! Learnt, my/ourHome Forum right or wrong:-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 06:12:48

The Chinese say 聽天由命. The West say Amor Fati. Very different -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 06:18:29

Agreed. " Amor Fati" is more positive: accepting+Embracing -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 06:37:49

Thanks for sharing. This is a new one to me. -矽穀居士- 給 矽穀居士 發送悄悄話 矽穀居士 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 09:14:09

Some used it as a dividend-reinvestment strategy. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 09:25:59

different strokes for different folks -移花接木- 給 移花接木 發送悄悄話 移花接木 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 13:19:12

& “Beauty comes in all shapes, colours and sizes” :-) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 14:13:32

A jab-punch-hook-uppercut combo'd work on most. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 15:03:09

Hahahaha, U 2 are so funny :-))) -最西邊的島上- 給 最西邊的島上 發送悄悄話 最西邊的島上 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 18:00:51

Reminds me of a comedian aka 段子手 who used to play APAD. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 19:17:47

A late welcome- back, my friend!Hope you had a great trip! -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 20:40:03

Thanks and yes I had a great time. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 21:29:47

I remember him,who helped take care of your dad. 可惜他自己兒子不成器。 -暖冬cool夏- 給 暖冬cool夏 發送悄悄話 暖冬cool夏 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 20:44:05

Only the workaholic may survive:-) -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/16/2025 postreply 21:37:37

Welcome back! -妖妖靈- 給 妖妖靈 發送悄悄話 妖妖靈 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/17/2025 postreply 06:34:55

Thanks. It's good to be back. -7grizzly- 給 7grizzly 發送悄悄話 7grizzly 的博客首頁 (0 bytes) () 10/17/2025 postreply 09:37:56

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