English Reference

Idiom

all one's taste is in one's mouth

Meaning

One lacks good taste in aesthetic or cultural matters.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He thinks that ugly painting is art, but all his taste is in his mouth.”

“She decorated the entire house in bright neon colors, proving that all her taste is in her mouth.”

“While he considers himself a connoisseur of fine culture, his peers often whisper that all his taste is in his mouth.”

Examples

simple

“He thinks that ugly painting is art, but all his taste is in his mouth.”

contextual

“She decorated the entire house in bright neon colors, proving that all her taste is in her mouth.”

complex

“While he considers himself a connoisseur of fine culture, his peers often whisper that all his taste is in his mouth.”

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