单词 | be all things to all men/people |
释义 | be all things to all men/people phrase [VERB inflects] See full dictionary entry for thing If you say that someone or something is trying to be all things to all men or to all people, you are criticizing them because they are trying to behave in a way that will please everyone, and this is impossible. [disapproval] I realised I had a big problem. I wanted to be all things to all people. The film tries to be all things to all men–comedy, romance, fantasy, and satire. |
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