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 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 Businesses are discovering that excelling in a few very specific areas builds more trust than trying to be all things to all people. —

Jimmie Lee, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 Companies often try to be all things to all people, spreading resources too thin. —

Koray Köse, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 Agents that try to be all things to all people tend to fail spectacularly. —

Larry English, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for all things to all people/men

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