It takes all sorts

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It takes all sorts (to make a world).

something that you say which means that all people are different and even strange people should be accepted Now the couple next door, they go swimming in the sea in the middle of winter. Well, it takes all sorts, as they say.

See also: sort, take

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How dare Schlegels despise Wilcoxes, when it takes all sorts to make a world? Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context Well, it takes all sorts to make a world, and the professor hasn't let it take his appetite away. The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context More results

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it remains to be seen
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it strikes me that
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It Takes Too
It Takes Two
It Takes Two (1982 film)
It Takes Two (1995 film)
It Takes Two (Australian Television)
It Takes Two (Australian TV program)
It Takes Two (Australian TV series)
It Takes Two (Desperate Housewives episode)
It Takes Two (Desperate Housewives)
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