English Explanatory Dictionary

one man's loss is another man's gain

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Some people's misfortune is other people's fortune.

Word forms

one man's loss is another man's gain

Related words

one man's joy is another man's sorrow one man's meat is another man's poison one man's trash is another man's treasure
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