whatever floats your boat
Suit yourself, friend
Whatever floats your boat is a humorous way to say that someone is free to do what they want, even if it’s unusual: If you feel like spending your vacation in a library, whatever floats your boat.
- you do youDismissive acceptance of choices
- suit yourselfDismissive concession to another
- likingPositive inclination toward
- yoursPossessive for addressee
- preferenceFavored choice among alternatives
to each their own · choice · your call · inclination · proclivity · taste · partiality · boat · predilection · free spirit · permissiveness · joy · self-expression · oar · contentment · autonomy · adaptability · tolerance
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
- dismissalsgo away, get out, leave, scram, beat it
whatever floats your boatmy way or the highway
Absolute demand for compliance
over my dead body · absolutely not · no choice · under no circumstances · non-negotiable
whatever floats your boatthat's disgusting
whatever floats your boatno exceptions
Universal application, none spared
follow the rules · by the book · conform · toe the line · fall in line
whatever, whatsoever, whatnot, floats, floated, floating, floater, floaters, flotation