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Saying it's down to the individual B1

Make clear there's no right answer — it's up to each person.

when it comes to C1 — regarding / as far as X is concernedA: Do you think your country is good at sports?
B: Well, when it comes to football, we're actually pretty strong, but not so much in other sports.

personal choice — individual decisionA: Are you going to the gym after work?
B: No, I prefer to exercise at home. It's just a personal choice.

by no means C1 — emphatic negationA: Do you think learning a new language is simple?
B: By no means! It takes a lot of time and effort.

Whether to have kids

A: Everyone keeps asking when we're starting a family.

B: When it comes to that, it's nobody's business but yours.

A: That's what I keep saying.

B: It's a personal choice, end of.

A: And it's by no means a given that everyone wants them.

Diet advice

A: My cousin's gone vegan and now she's on at all of us about it.

B: When it comes to food, people should just mind their own.

A: Exactly. I eat what I eat.

B: It's a personal choice at the end of the day.

A: And cutting out meat is by no means the only way to eat healthily.

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