what may be ugly to one person may be beautiful to another, beauty is purely subjective
each person has a different idea of what is beautiful
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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
each person has a different idea of what is beautiful, one man's garbage... "To him, the statue is elegant; to me, it's ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!"
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Proverb. Shakespeare expressed a similar sentiment in Love's Labours Lost - 'Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye'.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.Proverb. Shakespeare expressed a similar sentiment in Love's Labours Lost - 'Beauty is bought by judgement of the eye'.
each person has a different idea of what is beautiful (See also one man’s garbage...)
To him, the statue is elegant; to me, it's ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
To him, the statue is elegant; to me, it's ugly. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder!
