THERE'S NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE

Meaning of THERE'S NO ACCOUNTING FOR TASTE in English

( saying ) used to say how difficult it is to understand why sb likes sb/sth that you do not like at all :

She thinks he's wonderful—oh well, there's no accounting for taste.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

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ACCOUNTING — Systematic development and analysis of information about the economic affairs of an organization. The actual recording and summarizing of financial …
Английский словарь Британика
THERE — I. (|)tha(a)](ə)r, (|)the], ]ə adverb Etymology: Middle English ther, there, thar, thare, from Old English thǣr, thēr, thār; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TASTE — I. ˈtāst verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tasten to touch, examine by touch, test, feel, taste, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
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ACCOUNTING — noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of accounten to account 1. a. : the system of classifying, …
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THERE — /dhair/ ; unstressed /dheuhr/ , adv. 1. in or at that place (opposed to here ): She is there now. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TASTE — — tastable, tasteable , adj. /tayst/ , v. , tasted, tasting , n. v.t. 1. to try or test the …
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NO — no 1 /noh/ , adv., adj., n., pl. noes, nos , v. adv. 1. (a negative used to express dissent, …
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THERE — I. ˈther adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English thǣr; akin to Old High German dār there, Old English thæt …
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TASTE — I. ˈtāst verb ( tast·ed ; tast·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, to touch, test, taste, from Anglo-French taster, from Vulgar …
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NO — I. ˈnō adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English nā, from ne not + ā always; akin to Old Norse …
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ACCOUNTING — noun Date: circa 1716 1. : the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying, and …
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TASTE — vi to take sparingly. 2. taste ·noun the act of tasting; gustation. 3. taste ·noun essay; trial; experience; experiment. 4. …
Webster English vocab
TASTE — [taste] vb tast.ed ; tast.ing [ME, to touch, test, taste, fr. MF taster, fr. (assumed) VL taxitare, freq. of L …
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ACCOUNTING — [ac.count.ing] n (ca. 1716) 1: the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying, and reporting …
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ACCOUNTING — the systematic development and analysis of information about the economic affairs of an organization. This information may be used in …
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THERE — / ðeə(r); NAmE ðer/ adverb , exclamation ■ adverb 1. there is, are, was, were, etc. used to show that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TASTE — / teɪst; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun FLAVOUR 1. [ C , U ] the particular quality that …
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NO — / nəʊ; NAmE noʊ/ exclamation , determiner , adverb , noun ■ exclamation 1. used to give a negative reply …
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ACCOUNTING — / əˈkaʊntɪŋ; NAmE / noun [ U ] the process or work of keeping financial accounts : a career in …
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THERE — I. there 1 S1 W1 /ðeə, ðə $ ðer, ðər/ BrE AmE pronoun there is/exists/remains etc used to say that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TASTE — I. taste 1 S2 W2 /teɪst/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ taste , ↑ distaste , …
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NO — I. no 1 S1 W1 /nəʊ $ noʊ/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: na , from …
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FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TASTE — n. & v. --n. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by …
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NO — adv. & n. --adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
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NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. adv. 1 in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TASTE — n. & v. n. 1 a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by …
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NO — adv. & n. adv. 1 equivalent to a negative sentence: the answer to your question is negative, your request or …
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NO — adj. 1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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THERE — adv., n., & int. --adv. 1. in, at, or to that place or position (lived there for some years; goes …
Oxford English vocab
TASTE — n. & v. --n. 1. a the sensation characteristic of a soluble substance caused in the mouth and throat by …
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NO — 1. adj.1 not any (there is no excuse; no circumstances could justify it; no two of them are alike). 2 …
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NO — ( noes, or no’s) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
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FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
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ACCOUNTING — Accounting is the activity of keeping detailed records of the amounts of money a business or person receives and spends. …
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ACCOUNTING — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a law/accounting/advertising etc firm ▪ She was offered a job with a law firm. creative …
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THERE — (INTRODUCING A SENTENCE) [adverb] - used to introduce sentences, esp. before the verbs be, seem and appearThere's someone on the …
Cambridge English vocab
TASTE — (JUDGMENT) [noun] - a person's appreciation of and liking for particular thingsHis taste in clothes leaves a little to be …
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ACCOUNTING — n. Systematic development and analysis of information about the economic affairs of an organization. The actual recording and summarizing of …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
ACCOUNTING — Synonyms and related words : account, account rendered, accountancy, acta, analysis, annual, audit, auditing, automatic electronic navigation, bookkeeping, braking, brief, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TASTE — I. noun 1 flavour/flavor ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious , fresh , nice , pleasant , refreshing ▪ distinctive ▪ pungent , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ACCOUNTING — noun Accounting is used before these nouns: ↑ clerk , ↑ firm , ↑ irregularity , ↑ method , ↑ …
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TASTE — See ↑ LITTLE 6, ↑ TASTE 1,2,9, ↑ TASTE IN CLOTHES, MUSIC ETC 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be an acquired …
Longman Activator English vocab
TASTE — INDEX: 1. the taste of food or drink 2. to have a particular taste 3. with a sweet taste 4. …
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NO — INDEX: 1. ways of saying no to a question, request, or suggestion 2. to say no to a question, request …
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TASTE — n. 25B6; noun a distinctive sharp taste : FLAVOUR, savour, relish, tang, smack. a taste of brandy : MOUTHFUL, drop, …
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TASTE — n. 1 drop, soupçon, dash, pinch, touch, hint, suggestion, grain, trace, bit; flavour, savour, relish, tang I added just the …
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THERE — I adverb BAD : My sister often goes to the indoor pool but I don't like going to there. GOOD …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TASTE — I verb 1 BAD : During your visit you'll be able to taste some of the local Catalan specialities. GOOD …
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THERE — I 1. нареч. 1) там to be there ≈ быть там 2) туда to go there ≈ идти туда Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TASTE — 1. сущ. 1) а) вкус (как одно из чувств, как само ощущение, как свойство чего-л., чему присуще такое ощущение) to …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NO — 1. нареч. 1) нет no, I don't want ≈ нет, не хочу 2) не no less than whether or no …
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FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
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