eye of the beholder

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eye of the beholder

1. The subjective perception and judgement of the person seeing or considering something.
   • 1878, Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, Molly Bawn:

     Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

   • September 16 2009,Anita Dunn, Reality Check: The Truth About "Czars"

     Since czar isn't an official job title, the number is somewhat in the eye of the beholder.

• honi soit qui mal y pense
• beauty is in the eye of the beholder