all things to all people Idiom, Proverb
all things to all people
satisfy everyone, live up to Be yourself. Stop trying to be all things to all people.
all things to all people, be
all things to all people, be Satisfy everyone completely, as in
The trouble with the governor's campaign is that she is trying to be all things to all people. This proverbial expression is sometimes phrased
be all things to all men, but today
men is often replaced by
people to avoid gender discrimination. The expression originated in Paul's statement (I Corinthians 9:22): “I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.” Today it often appears in a political context, but phrased negatively, as in
He wants to be a good school committee member, but he can't be all things to all people.all things to all people
Liked or accepted by everyone, usually through apparent efforts to amuse them. I apperceive you appetite your acceptance to like you, but you accept to conduct them back they misbehave. You can't be all things to all people. I don't assurance that candidate—he is aggravating to be all things to all bodies and still hasn't committed to a bright advance of action.Learn more: all, people, thing
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