all things to all people/men
noun phrase
: a person or thing that makes all people happy by giving them what they want or need
It was clear that the senator was trying to be all things to all people in her campaign.
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Because your organization can’t be all things to all people, staying mission-focused requires prioritization.
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
These companies didn't try to be all things to all people.
—James Winebrenner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Most networks are not trying to be all things to all people.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The idea that institutions must be all things to all people, especially in the face of shrinking funding and enrollment and increasingly negative public opinion, is unrealistic.
—Charles L. Welch, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
These companies didn't try to be all things to all people.
—James Winebrenner, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Most networks are not trying to be all things to all people.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The idea that institutions must be all things to all people, especially in the face of shrinking funding and enrollment and increasingly negative public opinion, is unrealistic.
—Charles L. Welch, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for all things to all people/men
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“All things to all people/men.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/all%20things%20to%20all%20people%2Fmen. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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