Today’s “Phrase of the Day” is “one man’s meat is another man’s poison” and its meaning is “different people like different things; I may hate something that you like”.
Example Sentence: One man’s meat, they say, is another man’s poison. This statement appears to accurately capture the implications of many Covid-related relief measures announced on Indian savers and investors. As a hyperactive industry lobbies flood the government with suggestions on dues that can be waived, compliances that can be done away with and laws that can be diluted to facilitate ease of doing business in these terrible times, a key casualty has been the interest of folks who aren’t savvy or organised enough to represent their interests to the government.
This word is present in The Hindu BusinessLine article Investors get the short shrift in virus relief and click here to read it.
Courtesy: BusinessLine
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