you pays your money and you takes your choice

you pays your money, and you takes your choice

You are the one paying, so the decision about something is yours. (Often used to indicate that there is not a clear advantage to one choice over another.) A: "Do you think I should do the guided tour or rent a bicycle and explore the city myself?" B: "You pays your money, and you takes your choice. Both are good options, so it's up to you." You could opt for the model with the stronger CPU, or you could put that cost toward a bigger hard drive. You pays your money, and you takes your choice.

you pays your money and you takes your choice

used to convey that there is little to choose between one alternative and another.

Both pays and takes are non-standard, colloquial forms, retained from the original version of the saying in a Punch joke of 1846 .

you ˌpays your ˌmoney and you ˌtakes your ˈchoice

(saying) used to say that there is not much difference between two or more alternatives, so you should choose whichever you prefer: It’s hard to say which explanation is more likely; it’s more a matter of you pays your money and you takes your choice.

The unusual grammar in this idiom copies the speech of showmen at a fairground.

词组	you pays your money and you takes your choice
释义	you pays your money and you takes your choice you pays your money, and you takes your choice You are the one paying, so the decision about something is yours. (Often used to indicate that there is not a clear advantage to one choice over another.) A: "Do you think I should do the guided tour or rent a bicycle and explore the city myself?" B: "You pays your money, and you takes your choice. Both are good options, so it's up to you." You could opt for the model with the stronger CPU, or you could put that cost toward a bigger hard drive. You pays your money, and you takes your choice. See also: and, choice, pay, take Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. you pays your money and you takes your choice used to convey that there is little to choose between one alternative and another. Both pays and takes are non-standard, colloquial forms, retained from the original version of the saying in a Punch joke of 1846 . See also: and, choice, money, pay, take Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary you ˌpays your ˌmoney and you ˌtakes your ˈchoice (saying) used to say that there is not much difference between two or more alternatives, so you should choose whichever you prefer: It’s hard to say which explanation is more likely; it’s more a matter of you pays your money and you takes your choice. The unusual grammar in this idiom copies the speech of showmen at a fairground. See also: and, choice, money, pay, take Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also: (you) pay your money and take your choice pay your money and take your choice stand still for (something) quite quite something truly truly yours precedence have precedence over (someone or something) it's/they're all yours
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