I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sense of smell/taste/touch etc
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We lose some of the sense of taste as we get older.
arbiters of taste
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The designer has received rave reviews from such arbiters of taste as ‘Elle’ magazine.
catholic tastes (= likes a lot of different things )
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She has catholic tastes .
developed a taste for (= started to like )
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It was in college that he developed a taste for rugby football.
expensive tastes (= a desire to have things that are very expensive )
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His wife has very expensive tastes and his kids always want the latest things.
food tastes good/delicious etc
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The food at Jan’s house always tastes good.
leaves a nasty taste in...mouth (= makes you feel upset or angry afterwards )
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When you feel you’ve been cheated, it always leaves a nasty taste in the mouth .
look/sound/feel/taste/seem like
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The garden looked like a jungle.
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At last he felt like a real soldier.
look/taste/smell nice
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You look nice in that suit.
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Mm, something smells nice!
personal taste/preference
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What you plant in your garden is ultimately a matter of personal preference.
season to taste (= add the amount of salt etc that you think tastes right )
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Mix and season to taste .
sound/taste/smell/feel etc great
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I worked out this morning and I feel great.
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You look great in that dress.
subtle taste/flavour/smell etc
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The flavour of the dried berries is more subtle.
suit sb's taste
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Users can customize the home page to suit their personal tastes.
sweet taste of victory
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the sweet taste of victory
taste bud
tastes...vile
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This coffee tastes really vile .
wine tasting
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
bad
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And the resolution to this scene is exquisite in its chutzpah and farcical bad taste .
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Both are nuts, leave a bad taste and no one really understands why this tradition continues.&038;.
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As long as any advert does not bring the profession into disrepute nor is in bad taste then it is permissible.
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What exactly was Nichols' role: willing accomplice, or merely a man with a bad taste in friends?
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I jolt awake with a bad taste in my mouth and my left eyelid stuck down again.
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And increasingly, what was once bad taste has become acceptable.
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It was a mad mongrel of a building, a Victorian folly lampooning the worst taste of several architectural ages.
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With so many elements that can make a job distasteful, one of the easiest to handle is bad taste in decorating.
bitter
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The pills left a bitter taste , a raging thirst and pent-up energy for which there was no outlet.
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Right now the bitter taste matched her mood.
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Sweet as the victory over polio was, one medical historian wrote: It left a slightly bitter taste in many mouths.
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Then look at each one very carefully, removing any yellowish pieces, which may give the finished dish a bitter taste .
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Even after swallowing it, its bitter taste lingered long in my mouth.
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But Kenny Brown's reply left a bitter taste in their mouths.
different
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Since individuals have different tastes , it may be that the efficient solution is for individuals of similar taste to group together.
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But they were in a quandary about how to blend their vastly different tastes .
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We've already seen that just as we have different tastes , so we all have different sensitivities.
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Capitalism would simply produce a different set of goods to satisfy a different pattern of tastes .
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We all have different likes and dislikes, different tastes in food, music, films and clothes.
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Secondly, different countries have different needs and tastes which can not easily be taken into account in making comparisons.
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On the other hand, water is not much different for taste and smell, and much worse for vision.
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There is enough choice nowadays for those who prefer a different taste to find one that does suit them.
expensive
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His wife had expensive tastes and the kids always wanted new clothes or bikes or games.
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Mark had always had very grand, expensive tastes .
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He'd imagined expensive good taste - big sofas, neutral carpeting, antiques, safe pictures chosen for their investment potential.
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But President Reagan could still veto my science-education bill that appears too expensive for his taste and priorities.
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Mr and Mrs Field had expensive tastes .
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He'd looked as though he had expensive tastes .
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All letters answered. Expensive taste and some ambition in life are the only requirements.
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Muriel had already spoken to Stephen about Lily's expensive taste in soap.
good
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But, as usual, it's all done in the best possible taste ... Review by Neville Marten.
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I help you with the good taste , and then I do the actual work.
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Somehow, hers is in good taste , and so mine is not.
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The variety has never been better , while taste is still another matter.
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Now brewers must ensure their message to consumers is in the best possible taste .
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Indeed, in most circles, it might even be a sign of good taste .
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If there must be a neighbour, let her have good taste .
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We believe in classic good taste and the information to go with it.
musical
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Looking for anyone from any background. Musical tastes not important.
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Our viewing and musical tastes have changed over the past three decades.
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They play a large part in moulding the musical tastes of all members of society, including those who go to church.
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Bored female requires scintillating correspondence to warm her winter nights-Most musical tastes catered for, but no Goths or Smiths fans please.
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Questions about smoking were cunningly mixed among questions about social life and musical tastes .
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While at University Glass's musical taste was somewhat surprising.
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Every year 40 or 50 idols appear to satiate pre-teen musical tastes .
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And in another lapse of musical taste , one woman with the disease suddenly started composing and singing country and western songs.
nasty
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I got a nasty taste in my mouth - sort of stale like.
personal
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Style and colour are a matter of personal taste .
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Ultimately, it all comes down to personal taste .
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No longer will David Liddiment and his oppo Claudia Rosencrantz's personal tastes dominate our screens.
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Many of the decisions will fall to personal tastes .
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Nevertheless, they failed to stop a deluge of complaints about the collection's shortcomings and María Corral's personal tastes .
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In the sink will be a good representation of your personal color tastes .
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But whether the use of imitation wood is a success is more a matter of personal taste .
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Let her know that style is more a matter of contemporary mind-set and rules than of personal taste . 2.
poor
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Imelda was a woman of poor taste .
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Your jest is in poor taste .
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Wayans insists the joke is meant to lampoon those who display unwarranted fear of Aids and is no way in poor taste .
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It was a sign of Low Rent origins, of inferior social status, of poor taste .
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Did the producer, perhaps feel it to be in poor taste ?
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It was an accusation, and in the poorest of taste .
popular
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Also, lyrical parameters are as wide as current popular taste allows.
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The dish was popular with taste testers, but it was some time before it caught on in the restaurants.
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The Broadcasting Standards Council job, as a sort of public smut-detector, demanded some acquaintance with popular taste and culture.
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He's an expert on popular taste .
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Blood-sucking little crawling creatures ... they pandered either to popular taste or to a current fad.
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If I cut my cloth to suit popular taste I wouldn't be the megastar I am today.
public
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There could be no doubt about that, the public taste was already showing signs of wanting something else on stage.
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His works satisfied public taste perhaps better than anything else available at the time.
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Governments are also often drawn into disputes about matters of public taste and decency.
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Historical Romances continued to appear throughout the century, waxing and waning in numbers and popularity as public taste dictated.
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Permanent commissions for public spaces have encountered difficulties beyond the requirements of pleasing public taste and meeting civic budgets.
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But people who cook for the public know fat tastes good, so they tend to be generous in order to please.
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Putting it simply, it will only be beaten if public taste demands so.
sweet
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Compare for example the dry woody flavour of a chardonnay with the sweet flowery taste of a Gewürztraminer.
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She raves over the low cholesterol content of kangaroo and it's distinctive, sweet taste .
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There is at these times a hot, sweet taste on my tongue, the taste of blood.
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Do not refrigerate potatoes; if stored below 40 degrees, they develop a sweet taste and tend to darken when cooked.
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It has a strong aroma and pungent, but slightly sweet taste and is suitable for freezing and drying.
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Chainsaw guitars and dreamy vocals make for a volatile cocktail which when mixed leaves a sweet taste .
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Later she rose too, and their lips and tongues met again, full of sweet tastes .
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We respond to all four strongly, but cats are weak when it comes to sweet tastes .
■ NOUN
bud
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The taste buds are confined to the tip, the sides and the back of the tongue only.
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We were to use all our senses, our fingers, our eyes as well as our taste buds .
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He bit into one of Sarah's ham and cucumber sandwiches; his taste buds appreciated them.
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Their taste buds are numb by now.
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On top of this, food eaten eight miles up needs extra seasoning because at altitude taste buds are only 70 percent efficient.
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The taste buds can handle only periodic assaults and the sweet red pepper bread afforded intermediate breaks and recovery time.
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But it does not activate taste buds and has no intrinsic flavour.
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Dead ahead, a taste bud comes into view.
■ VERB
acquire
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Having acquired the taste , a service career became increasingly attractive to them.
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Protective poison, an acquired taste .
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It was too fizzy and too gassy to drink and I acquired a taste for real ale.
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But the Moodies, propelled by pseudo-symphonic arrangements and mysticism, always were and always will be an acquired taste .
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They feared that their troops might acquire a taste for such butchery and become no better than those they fought against.
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They are like sushi, maybe an acquired taste .
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However, acquiring a taste for less salt may take time in order to become used to a low-salt taste.
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I rarely drink in the week, and I've never acquired a taste for wine.
develop
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Competitive Bowling: Having developed a taste for bowling you may wish to consider bowling in a league.
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In the Old Country people developed a special taste for TSHUHlnt, since it was different from ordinary cooked meals.
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They developed a remarkable taste for camel meat.
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I was in the jungle now and developing a taste for guerrilla warfare.
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Countries that have developed a taste for gas-guzzling machinery are certain to find it difficult to turn back to animal power.
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He developed a taste for alcohol and discovered its value as social lubricant.
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They run in an out of the kitchen, and at seven, they've already developed sensitive taste buds.
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Do not refrigerate potatoes; if stored below 40 degrees, they develop a sweet taste and tend to darken when cooked.
get
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And bananas about Hickory ... the baby monkey getting a taste of the good life.
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The once housebound sisters and daughters are getting a taste of power, and they are learning how to use it.
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Tempt Will she get an instant taste for it?
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I was aggressive, flipping him over, eager to get a taste of all of him at once.
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I got a nasty taste in my mouth - sort of stale like.
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Southern California also was getting a taste of winter.
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The group got its first taste of the opposition to the plan when it met Ulster Unionist representatives in Belfast.
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So far, Rover has never failed to get a taste of whatever his master eats.
give
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But that first dive gave me the taste .
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It's the mountain water that gives it the taste .
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After-dinner treat Give a little taste of luxury.
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All of these recommendations, however, are only to give you a first taste of the scope of theatrical writing.
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A trip to Lombok, the next island along, gives a taste of what Bali might have been like before tourism.
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Give them a short back and sides and give them a taste of the birch.
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Today, as always, Kenco selects and blends only the finest coffee beans to give a superb coffee taste .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
acquire a taste for sth
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Americans have recently acquired a taste for gourmet coffee.
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However, acquiring a taste for less salt may take time in order to become used to a low-salt taste.
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I rarely drink in the week, and I've never acquired a taste for wine.
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It was too fizzy and too gassy to drink and I acquired a taste for real ale.
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Perhaps you could acquire a taste for decaffeinated coffee or one of the many herb or fruit teas.
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They feared that their troops might acquire a taste for such butchery and become no better than those they fought against.
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Tod sins singly ... He has acquired a taste for alcohol and tobacco.
an acquired taste
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For many people, her dry humor is an acquired taste.
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But the Moodies, propelled by pseudo-symphonic arrangements and mysticism, always were and always will be an acquired taste.
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Curry is an acquired taste and heavily spiced food is surely not suitable for the stomachs of very young children.
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It is an acquired taste but very refreshing.
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It is an acquired taste for sensitive palates but a lot of hungry people are only too happy to tuck in.
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Much of this is actually linguistics, however - something of an acquired taste.
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Protective poison, an acquired taste.
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They are like sushi, maybe an acquired taste.
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They are rich in proteins and vitamins of the B group, but they are an acquired taste.
be a matter of (personal) taste/choice/preference
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If you think torturing babies is good, that is a matter of taste.
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In the United States, food is a matter of taste, time and price.
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Quite what that means is a matter of taste, because a breed does not exist until it has been named.
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Switching to the Normal channel I would say that using the crunch option for rock solo work is a matter of taste.
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The amount of the increase or decrease is a matter of preference.
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The first is a matter of taste.
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The size of the pleat is a matter of choice.
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This is a matter of choice.
give sb a dose/taste of their own medicine
plumb the depths (of despair/misery/bad taste etc)
sb's taste runs to sth
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Tastes in fiction vary from person to person.
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a sour taste
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Alvin had had a brief taste of freedom and didn't want to live with his parents again.
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Can I have a taste of your sundae?
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Have some water to take away the taste of the medicine.
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I can't understand why she likes it, but as they say, there's no accounting for taste .
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I don't think much of his taste .
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I never drink beer, I just don't like the taste .
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It's not necessarily better or worse, it's just a matter of taste .
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No one with any taste would buy a painting like that.
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She decided to become an actress after getting her first taste of fame in a local theatre production.
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Smoking can damage your sense of taste .
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The flour gives a faintly sweet taste to the crust.
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The resort caters to people with expensive tastes.
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We have similar taste in music.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Computer agents will be able to organize passive viewing to our taste , acting as assemblers for virtual channels.
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It believes, with some assistance from professionals, that planning can lead to an environment wholly to its own taste .
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One particular strain lives only in the San Francisco Bay Area and gives the sourdough bread from that region its distinctive taste .
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Oscar nominees have traditionally reflected the taste of the public.
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The smell, the taste , can bring a moment of contentment as no other food can.
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Voice over Hay's booksellers justifiably boast that they cater for all tastes.
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be a matter of (personal) taste/choice/preference
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If you think torturing babies is good, that is a matter of taste.
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In the United States, food is a matter of taste, time and price.
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Quite what that means is a matter of taste, because a breed does not exist until it has been named.
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Switching to the Normal channel I would say that using the crunch option for rock solo work is a matter of taste.
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The amount of the increase or decrease is a matter of preference.
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The first is a matter of taste.
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The size of the pleat is a matter of choice.
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This is a matter of choice.
give sb a dose/taste of their own medicine
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Go on then, taste it,'' said my grandfather, pouring a little of his home-made wine into my glass.
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Taste your eggs before you put salt on them.
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Did you taste the salsa?
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I can't taste anything with this cold.
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I don't like cranberries - they taste kind of sour.
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I ordered chocolate ice cream but this tastes of coffee.
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It's a vegetarian pie, but it tastes just like meat!
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The cake tastes pretty good to me.
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This milk tastes strange - do you think it's OK to drink?
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You should taste my Dad's fried chicken, it's delicious.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I am successful because I have the ability to make things sound, taste and look good.
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One notable disappointment in the tasting was the performance of Los Vascos, which had been making great strides in recent years.
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Others decided to taste freedom in other fields of social activity: speculation on the black market, opening businesses etc.
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The fancier something looked, the better he thought it tasted.
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They had tasted Cassowary's sharp dagger of a beak before.