"one man's fish is another man's poisson" meaning in English

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Proverb

Etymology: Pun on one man's fish is another man's poison, replacing poison with the French word poisson (“fish”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|one man's fish is another man's poison}} one man's fish is another man's poison, {{m|en|poison}} poison, {{m|fr|poisson||fish}} poisson (“fish”) Head templates: {{head|en|proverb|head=one man's fish is another man's poisson}} one man's fish is another man's poisson, {{en-proverb|head=one man's fish is another man's poisson}} one man's fish is another man's poisson
  1. (uncommon, humorous) Alternative form of one man's meat is another man's poison. Tags: alt-of, alternative, humorous, uncommon Alternative form of: one man's meat is another man's poison
    Sense id: en-one_man's_fish_is_another_man's_poisson-en-proverb-XckNBL8e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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