"your mileage may vary" meaning in English

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Phrase

IPA: /jə ˈmaɪlədʒ meɪ ˈvɛəɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /jɚ ˈmaɪlədʒ meɪ ˈvɛəɹi/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-your mileage may vary.ogg
Etymology: The United States Environmental Protection Agency requires all new vehicles to undergo a set of standard emissions tests which simulate city and highway driving. Part of the test measures estimated city and highway gas (petrol) mileage estimates. Since no test can exactly simulate all driving habits and conditions, the actual gas mileage of each vehicle will vary. As a result, when these estimated mileage claims from automobile manufacturers appear in advertisements, they are almost always accompanied with the standard disclaimer “your mileage may vary”. Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} your mileage may vary
  1. (Canada, US, idiomatic, often computing) It may work differently in your situation, or be different in your experience. Tags: Canada, US, idiomatic, often Categories (topical): Computing, Vehicles Translations (it may work differently in your situation): možná to máte jinak (Czech), sinun tilanteestasi en osaa sanoa (Finnish), ίσως να δουλεύει διαφορετικά για εσένα (ísos na doulévei diaforetiká gia eséna) (Greek), ez mindenkinél másként/máshogy/máshogyan van/működik (persze) (Hungarian), e posibil să fie diferit în cazul tău (Romanian), э́то мо́жет срабо́тать у тебя́ по-друго́му (éto móžet srabótatʹ u tebjá po-drugómu) (Russian), podría funcionar diferentemente para ti (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-your_mileage_may_vary-en-phrase-6X5Gk9QY Disambiguation of Vehicles: 68 32 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English hedges, English sentences, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 70 30 Disambiguation of English hedges: 47 53 Disambiguation of English sentences: 47 53 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 73 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 59 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 76 24 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'it may work differently in your situation': 85 15
  2. (Canada, US, idiomatic) Used to express a possible difference in taste: this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different. Tags: Canada, US, idiomatic Translations (this is just my opinion — see also there's no accounting for taste): és només la meva opinió (Catalan), 見仁見智 (Chinese Mandarin), 见仁见智 (jiànrénjiànzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), myslím si aspoň já (Czech), proti gustu (Czech), tämä on vain minun mielipiteeni (Finnish), ce n’est que mon avis (French), des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas (French), só é a miña opinión (Galician), meiner Meinung nach (German), αυτή είναι απλά η γνώμη μου (aftí eínai aplá i gnómi mou) (Greek), זו רק דעתי (zo rak da'ati) (Hebrew), ízlések és pofonok (Hungarian), kinek a pap, kinek a papné (Hungarian), nem vagyunk egyformák (Hungarian), ez csak az én véleményem (english: non-idiomatic ways) (Hungarian), lehet, hogy te másként látod (Hungarian), to tylko moje zdanie (Polish), э́то то́лько моё мне́ние (éto tólʹko mojó mnénije) (Russian), es solo mi opinión (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-your_mileage_may_vary-en-phrase-dl9hMosh Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English hedges, English sentences, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English hedges: 47 53 Disambiguation of English sentences: 47 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of "this is just my opinion — see also there's no accounting for taste": 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: YMMV [initialism], your mileage may differ, YMMD Related terms: YKINMK

Alternative forms

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          "text": "The battery lasts a day in my phone, but your mileage may vary.",
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          "ref": "1993, Jim Melton, Alan R. Simon, “Basic Data Definition Language (DDL)”, in Understanding the New SQL: A Complete Guide, San Francisco, Calif.: Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, →ISBN, section 4.3.4 (Temporary Tables), page 74:",
          "text": "When that definition is executed, the metadata for the temporary table is put into your schema (most likely—your mileage may vary), but no space is allocated to hold data.",
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          "ref": "1994, Bob LeVitus, Macintosh System 7.5 for Dummies (For Dummies), San Mateo, Calif.: IDG Books, →ISBN, page 328:",
          "text": "In other words, your mileage may vary and my disk-size figures are just estimates provided for your convenience.",
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          "ref": "2012, Jessica Addams, Andrew Miller, “Modern Wolf Mythology: The Things that ‘Everyone Knows’”, in Between Dog and Wolf: Understanding the Connection and the Confusion, Wenatchee, Wash.: Dogwise Publishing, →ISBN:",
          "text": "We pause here to emphasize that with animals, there are no absolutes. […] We like to say that with any given wolf or dog, \"your mileage may vary.\"",
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          "ref": "2015 November 12, Daniel Mallory Ortberg, Emily Yoffe, “Dear Prudie, from Prudie: Emily Yoffe’s advice to her successor, Mallory Ortberg”, in Slate, archived from the original on 2018-02-07:",
          "text": "Mallory Ortberg: […] The advice game is the ultimate your-mileage-may-vary exercise—do you have a feeling for when someone is looking for (or needs) a gentle smack to return them to their senses, a bit of empathy, a dose of humor? It’s a tricky balance, I think, between writing something entertaining for your many readers and trying to be genuinely helpful to the original writer.",
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          "ref": "2017 April 12, Brian Truitt, “Review: ‘Fate’ is furious enough to excite the faithful”, in USA Today, archived from the original on 2018-09-06:",
          "text": "Your mileage may vary when it comes to the over-the-top carnage and in-your-face machismo, but it’s impressive just how bonkers Fate [The Fate of the Furious] is, like a litter of kittens hopped up on grade-A catnip.",
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          "ref": "2018 August 31, Leslie Wu, “Mobile Hotel Rooms are the New Home away from Home”, in Forbes, archived from the original on 2018-09-01:",
          "text": "The privatization of luxury space in planes, trains and automobiles have certainly enhanced our ability to keep to ourselves on the road (see the rise of personal pods at airports for a recent example of the lengths people will go to for solitude). And as those spaces get increasingly automated, human interaction is becoming increasingly limited (although your mileage may vary as to how much you really enjoy that interaction with customs or gate agents).",
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