Question of the Day #1293

Whatever floats your boat

From the headline of this article at the Winnipeg Free Press.

  上記の文で、whatever floats your boatの意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "whatever floats your boat" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、

お好きなように、好きにしたら

   

Answer

According to the Longman Dictionary:

informal used to say that someone can do or use whatever they like

 

Examples

1. You can add raisins, nuts, chocolate chips – whatever floats your boat.
2. "You can achieve a non-ordinary or altered state with drugs, drumming, dancing, fasting, meditation, whatever floats your boat—floats it into the beyond, that is." - 2025 May 17, James Parker, “Return of the Shaman”, in The Atlantic
3. "You can fill your life with love / You can fill your life with owt / You can fill your lifе with food and drink / Or whatever floats your boat" - 2025, “The Hymn of the North”, in Jarvis Cocker (lyrics), More, performed by Pulp
4. It's your birthday. We can go to the theatre or have a meal in a posh restaurant. Whatever floats your boat.
5. Peter is a ladies' man but if you still want to go out with him, fine, whatever floats your boat!

   

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