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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The space was adaptive, all things to all people: Laid-back while still feeling luxurious and stylish, at once accessible and exclusive.
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Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
Here's what to know about the annual event: Electric outboards are gaining attention
The boat show doesn’t try to be all things to all people.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024
The former president spent the early part of the pandemic trying to be all things to all people.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024
For me, The Rings of Power achieves more baseline success in its mixture of Easter eggs and spectacle, but in trying to be all things to all people all the time, the show is beautifully bland.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
In fact, trying to be all things to all people can have the opposite effect.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Perhaps being all things to all people doesn’t leave much left over for you at the end of the day.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
The government’s job is not to provide all things to all people.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
Espen Øino, who also designed Wanderlust’s predecessor Bold, created the yacht’s key design feature, a 4,300-sq. ft. hangar that becomes all things to all people.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2023
Abe Beame, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2024
Here's what to know about the annual event: Electric outboards are gaining attention
The boat show doesn’t try to be all things to all people.
—Rick Barrett, Journal Sentinel, 19 Jan. 2024
The former president spent the early part of the pandemic trying to be all things to all people.
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 11 Jan. 2024
For me, The Rings of Power achieves more baseline success in its mixture of Easter eggs and spectacle, but in trying to be all things to all people all the time, the show is beautifully bland.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Nov. 2022
In fact, trying to be all things to all people can have the opposite effect.
—Allbusiness, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
Perhaps being all things to all people doesn’t leave much left over for you at the end of the day.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2023
The government’s job is not to provide all things to all people.
—John Sharp | Jsharp@al.com, al, 11 Sep. 2023
Espen Øino, who also designed Wanderlust’s predecessor Bold, created the yacht’s key design feature, a 4,300-sq. ft. hangar that becomes all things to all people.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2023
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