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Arabic · Arabic scriptProverb: Verified

«اِللِّي تِكْرَهُهْ إِنْتَ يِحِبُّهْ غِيرَكْ»

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Meaning: Verified
English translation

What one person rejects may be just what another person wants.

Literal wording

What you dislike, someone else likes.

Meaning and lesson

A personal dislike does not settle the value of the thing disliked. What seems unappealing or unsuitable to one person can be regarded positively by somebody else.

The proverb encourages restraint in making broad judgments from individual preference. It recognizes that people can reach different conclusions about the same object, choice, or experience.

When it is used

Use it after someone dismisses a food, activity, style, or other choice as undesirable. It frames the disagreement as a matter of personal preference and acknowledges that another person may genuinely welcome it.

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