acquired taste
idiomSomething 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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all one's taste is in one's mouth
One lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.
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bad taste in one's mouth
A feeling that something is morally despicable as to cause nausea.
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champagne taste on a beer budget
Expensive desires or preferences which one lacks the finances to fulfill satisfactorily.
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leave a sour taste in one's mouth
To give one an unpleasant feeling or memory.
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taste of one's own medicine
Harsh treatment inflicted on one who previously inflicted similar or equivalent treatment on others.
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taste of one's own poison
Synonym of taste of one's own medicine.