ProverbHuman NatureLatin origin

There's no accounting for taste

Meaning: People's preferences cannot be explained.

Example: “He loves pineapple on pizza; there's no accounting for taste.”

Origin: A translation of the Latin de gustibus non est disputandum (there is no disputing about tastes), a medieval scholastic saying. The English form is found from the 18th century.

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