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you cannot please everyone

you cannot please everyone proverb: it is not possible to act in a manner that will please everyone.

Proverb

you cannot please everyone

  1. It is not possible to act in a manner that will please everyone

Questions about you cannot please everyone

What does you cannot please everyone mean?
You cannot please everyone means it is not possible to act in a manner that will please everyone.
What part of speech is you cannot please everyone?
You cannot please everyone is a proverb.

Words near you cannot please everyone in the dictionary

  1. you can't unring a bell
  2. you can't win them all
  3. you cannot break a stick in a bundle
  4. you cannot break a twig in a bundle
  5. you cannot break sticks in a bundle
  6. you cannot please everyone
  7. you cannot put the same shoe on every foot
  8. you catch more flies with honey than vinegar
  9. you catch more flies with honey than with vinegar
  10. you could cut the air with a knife
  11. you could cut the atmosphere with a knife

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