to my liking vs for my liking

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Baldrick

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Hello there,

Is there a difference between "to my liking" and "for my liking"?

Which of these sentence would be correct:

1) "It's getting a little too hot in here for my liking"
2) "it's getting a little too hot in here to my liking"

3) "Is the soup to your liking?"
4) "Is the soup for your liking?"

I've got the feeling that sentence number 4 is incorrect, but the first two sentences trouble me the most.
 

Tullia

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Hello there,

Is there a difference between "to my liking" and "for my liking"?

Which of these sentence would be correct:

1) "It's getting a little too hot in here for my liking"
2) "it's getting a little too hot in here to my liking"

3) "Is the soup to your liking?"
4) "Is the soup for your liking?"

I've got the feeling that sentence number 4 is incorrect, but the first two sentences trouble me the most.

2 and 4 are both wrong/don't sound natural.

I had to think about what the rule must be for this one, because it's not something I've actually considered before, but I came up with this:



adjective + for my liking

The bath was just warm enough for my liking.
Her skirt was a little too short for her mother's liking.
The weather was not dry enough enough for his liking, so he decided not to go running that day.


(pro)noun + to my liking

The colour of the paint is just to my liking!
Oh, how lovely and spicy! That's just to my liking.
The English teacher is not to my liking, I think I will take a French class instead.
 
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Baldrick

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Thanks for clearing that one up for me, Tullia :-D
 
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