表达 all things to all people 的意思近似于中文里常说的八面玲珑，常用来形容某个人在各方面都满足别人的需要和期望，并试图取悦所有人。大家还可以用它来形容事物令所有人都理解并同意。
例句
No one can be all things to all people. Just be yourself.
没人能令所有人都认可，做自己就好了。
Our products purpose is not to be all things to all people. Instead, we need to figure out a specific target market.
大家制造该商品的意图并不在于令所有人都认可，而是需要想出一个特定的目的市场。
Many new entrants fall into the pitfalls1 of trying to become all things to all people as they believe its the only way to avoid workplace conflicts.
很多公司新员工都陷入了试图变得八面玲珑的陷阱，他们错误地觉得这是防止职场冲突的唯一渠道。
