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Today's Idiom = "You Can't Be All Things To All People"

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You Can't Be All Things To All People ( able to satisfy everyone's needs ... )
"you can't be all things to all people"



To be all things to all people is to do the things that make everyone happy. Example: "Public relations is a tough job. I have to be all things to all people." Another example: "My boss is impossible. He wants me to be all things to all people." Another example: "She tries to be the perfect mother, the perfect wife, the perfect employee.." Reply: "You can't be all things to all people." Another example: "I am sorry but I cannot be all things to all people."



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You Can’t Please Everyone

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Common variations of this idiom: You Can't Be All Things To All People, Be All Things To All People,