to taste

idiom

: in an amount that results in the taste that one wants
used in recipes to indicate how much salt, pepper, etc., should be added to food
Salt the stew to taste.

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Fans get to taste the dishes and vote on the three finalists. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Sep. 2025 No one wants their morning cup to taste like last night’s leftover salmon. Stephanie Anderson Witmer, Health, 25 Sep. 2025 So much food to taste and tell you about−so little time and belly space to do it. Keith Pandolfi, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025 From there, the bronzer comes into play, applied generously (to taste) to the cheekbones, forehead, and eyelids, always blending upward with a brush in small touches. María Munsuri, Glamour, 21 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for to taste

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“To taste.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/to%20taste. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.

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