- to someone's liking
- to someone's likingfitting someone's personal preferences. •
I had my house painted, but the job was not to my liking.
•Large meals with lots of fat are not to Bob's liking.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
to someone's liking
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to someone's liking — to someone’s liking phrase if something is to someone’s liking, they like it or approve of it Let’s see if we can find something that’s more to your liking. Thesaurus: loved, liked or wanted very muchsynonym Main entry: liking * * * to someone s… … Useful english dictionary
for someone's liking — for someone’s liking phrase if something is too expensive, too dark etc for someone’s liking, they do not like it because it is too expensive, dark etc The music was far too loud for my liking. Thesaurus: not liked or lovedsynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
for someone's liking — if something is too expensive, too dark etc for someone s liking, they do not like it because it is too expensive, dark etc The music was far too loud for my liking … English dictionary
to someone's liking — if something is to someone s liking, they like it or approve of it Let s see if we can find something that s more to your liking … English dictionary
liking — lik|ing [ laıkıŋ ] noun singular a feeling of enjoying or liking something: liking for: He had a particular liking for science. for someone s liking if something is too expensive, too dark, etc. for someone s liking, they do not like it because… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
liking — [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] noun [singular] a feeling of enjoying something a liking for science subjects[/ex] • for sb s liking if something is too expensive, too dark etc for someone s liking, they do not like it because it is too expensive, too dark etc[/ex]… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
liking — UK [ˈlaɪkɪŋ] / US noun [singular] a feeling of enjoying or liking something liking for: He had a particular liking for science subjects. • for someone s liking take a liking to to someone s liking … English dictionary
liking — lik|ing [ˈlaıkıŋ] n 1.) liking for sb/sth formal when you like someone or something ▪ Jim and Keith had a liking and respect for each other. ▪ She s developed a liking for theatre. 2.) take a liking to sb/sth to begin to like someone or something … Dictionary of contemporary English
liking — [[t]la͟ɪkɪŋ[/t]] 1) N SING: with supp, oft N for n If you have a liking for something or someone, you like them. She had a liking for good clothes... He bought me records to encourage my liking for music... Mrs Jermyn took a great liking to him.… … English dictionary
liking — noun 1 have a liking for sth formal to like something: a liking for chocolate 2 take a liking to sb to like someone you have just met 3 to your liking formal being just what you wanted: I hope everything in the suite was to your liking, Sir … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
liking — /ˈlaɪkɪŋ/ (say luyking) noun 1. preference, inclination, or favour. 2. pleasure or taste: much to her liking. 3. the state or feeling of someone who likes. {Middle English; Old English līcung, from līcian please} …
