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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): 鈥淚 am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some.鈥 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 .Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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