Green’s Dictionary of Slang

like v.

SE in slang uses

In phrases

I like it, but it doesn’t like me

a phr. that refers to food and/or drink that, while delicious, has a deleterious effect on the consumer.

[US]Boston Globe 26 Jul. 🌐 We leave the book with Daddy having a beer, smoking his own cigar, and watching a Wild West program on TV with his pal Sid. ‘“Have a beer, Sid?”’ asks Daddy. Sid shook his head no, but with his paws he thumped the floor in a way which meant, ‘“I like it, but it doesn’t like me!”’.
Mommies on the Web Mommies Country Kitchen 🌐 If you are really feeling adventurous, you can add a dash of cayennepepper. I like it but it doesn’t like me.