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The meaning and origin of the expression: All things to all men

All things to all men

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What's the meaning of the phrase 'All things to all men'?

Able to satisfy everyone's needs.

What's the origin of the phrase 'All things to all men'?

From the Bible, 1 Corinthians 9:22 (King James Version):

To the weak became I as weak, that I might gain the weak:
I am made All things to all men, that I might by all means save some.

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