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your_mileage_may_vary

your mileage may vary

English

Phrase

your mileage may vary

(idiomatic) It may work differently in your situation, or be different in your experience.
Those batteries last nine hours in my laptop, but your mileage may vary.
(idiomatic) To express a possible difference in taste, "this is just my opinion, your opinion may be different".
That red dress looks really good on you, but your mileage may vary, of course.

Acronym

YMMV

Translations

it may work differently for you

Czech: možná to máte jinak
Finnish: sinun tilanteestasi en osaa sanoa
Greek: ίσως να δουλεύει διαφορετικά για εσένα ‎(ísos na doulévei diaforetiká gia eséna)

Russian: э́то мо́жет срабо́тать у тебя́ по-друго́му ‎(éto móžet srabótatʹ u tebjá po-drugómu)
Spanish: podría funcionar diferentemente para ti

this is just my opinion

Czech: myslím si aspoň já, proti gustu
Finnish: tämä on vain minun mielipiteeni
French: des goûts et des couleurs, on ne discute pas (fr), des goûts et des couleurs…
German: meiner Meinung nach
Greek: αυτή είναι απλά η γνώμη μου ‎(aftí eínai aplá i gnómi mou)

Hungarian: ízlések és pofonok, kinek a pap, kinek a papné
Polish: to tylko moje zdanie
Russian: э́то то́лько моё мне́ние ‎(éto tólʹko mojó mnénije)
Spanish: es solo mi opinión

Etymology

In the United States, the Environmental Protection Agency requires a set of standard emissions tests on all new vehicles which simulate city and highway driving. Part of the test measures estimated city and highway gas mileage estimates. Since no test can exactly simulate all driving habits and conditions, actual gas mileage of each vehicle will vary. As a result, when these estimated mileage claims from automobile manufacturers appear in advertisements, they are almost always accompanied with the standard disclaimer "your mileage may vary."