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lo suyo

one's own thing

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phrase Common #8,165
one's own thing Used to mean what belongs to someone, what someone prefers, or what someone is good at. In expressions like "cada cual en lo suyo" it means "each to their own."
SP: A mí me gusta cocinar, pero a él lo suyo es la música.
EN: I like cooking, but his thing is music.

Dentro del desastre, los dos tienen lo suyo.

Amidst the disaster, both of them have their own issues.

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Cada cual en lo suyo.

Each to their own.

La poesía no es lo suyo.

Poetry isn't their strong suit.

Cada uno pagará lo suyo.

Everyone will pay for their own.

Solo lo suyo.

Only what’s theirs.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Es muy intenso lo suyo.

Their thing is very intense.

— Crudo (2017)

Mi historia también tiene lo suyo.

My story has its own twists and turns, too.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Tiene muchas virtudes menos la paciencia, eso no es lo suyo.

He has many virtues except patience; that's not his strong suit.

Lo suyo es cantar.

His thing is singing.

Los libros cuestan lo suyo.

Books cost a pretty penny.

— El odio (1995)

A cada cual, lo suyo.

To each their own.

— El ladrón (1997)

Y los grandes solo están haciendo lo suyo.

And the big players are just doing their thing.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Él le pagó a cada quién lo suyo.

He paid everyone what they were owed.

Eso era lo suyo.

That was his thing.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Lo dejo con lo suyo.

I’ll leave him to his own devices.

— Una mujer fantástica (2017)

Cada uno en lo suyo.

Each to his own.

— Taxi Express (1998)

Cada uno a lo suyo.

Each to his own.

Está bien, esta noche cada uno paga lo suyo.

Alright, tonight everyone pays for their own.

Yo quiero lo mío, y sé que ustedes quieren lo suyo.

I want what's mine, and I know you want what's yours.

— El botín (2026)

Sigan con lo suyo.

Keep doing your thing.

Ray hace lo suyo.

Ray does his thing.

— Pillion (2025)