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acquired taste

idiom

Something that is appreciated only after having initially been regarded as unappealing or unpleasant; a person who is regarded as difficult or dislikable but of whom at least some have grown to approve.


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Related idioms6entries
  1. 01

    all one's taste is in one's mouth

    One lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.

  2. 02

    bad taste in one's mouth

    A feeling that something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.

  3. 03

    champagne taste on a beer budget

    Expensive desires or preferences which one lacks the finances to fulfill satisfactorily.

  4. 04

    leave a sour taste in one's mouth

    To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.

  5. 05

    taste of one's own medicine

    Harsh treatment inflicted on one who previously inflicted similar or equivalent treatment on others.

  6. 06

    taste of one's own poison

    Synonym of taste of one's own medicine.

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