all things to all people

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or something that entirely satisfies the expectations of everyone, no matter how diverse and conflicting those expectations may be.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

all things to all people

Etymology

From Holy Bible (King James Version), 1 Corinthians 9:22: "To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak: I am made all things to all men, that I might by all means save some."

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