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all things to all men |
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all things to all men and all things to all people Fig. [for someone or something] liked or used by all people; [for someone or something] everything that is wanted by all people. You simply can't be all things to all people. The candidate set out to be all things to all men and came off looking very wishy-washy. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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This guy has been all things to all men for so long that by the
time the conspirators get around to stabbing him they may no longer
recognize him. Some shed their denominational affiliations, allowing them more
easily to be all things to all men.
Neither does Japanese architecture pretend to be all things to all men,
nor succumb under the weight of its own intricate cosmology. |
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