E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Marjoram.
As a pig loves marjoram. Not at all. Lucretius tells us (vi. 974), “Amaricinum fugitat sus,” swine shun marjoram. The proverb is applied in somewhat this way: “How did you like so-and-so?” Ans.: “Well, as a pig loves marjoram.”
