| 释义 |
be all things to all men (or people)1Please everyone, typically by fitting in with their needs or expectations: a politician running scared of the electorate and trying to be all things to all people...- Of course, just as SAC cannot be all things to all people, the cultural strategy will not please everyone or meet all needs.
- Simply put, like the Toronto event, it is expected to be all things to all people.
- It was a superb attempt to be all things to all men that culminated in a result that made everyone happy.
1.1Be able to be interpreted or used differently by different people: multimedia is all things to all men...- You may not be able to be all things to all people, but when it comes to dairy packaging, the industry is sure trying.
- It is trying to be all things to all people, while selling upmarket food.
- ‘You're asking a piece of wood to be all things to all people,’ he says.
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