difficult to please everyone; hard to cater to all tastes
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesidiom
difficult to cater to everyone's tastes; hard to satisfy everyone
neutralCommonly used to express the difficulty of meeting diverse expectations or preferences, especially in management, catering, or creative work.
Zhòng众
kǒu口
nán难
tiáo调
，
zhè这
dào道
cài菜
hěn很
nán难
ràng让
suǒ所
yǒu有
rén人
dōu都
mǎn满
yì意
。
It is difficult to cater to everyone's tastes; this dish is hard to satisfy everyone.
Zuò做
lǐng领
dǎo导
zhēn真
shì是
zhòng众
kǒu口
nán难
tiáo调
，
wú无
lùn论
zěn怎
me么
zuò做
dōu都
yǒu有
rén人
fǎn反
duì对
。
Being a leader is truly hard—it's impossible to please everyone, no matter what you do, someone will object.
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Zhè这
bù部
diàn电
yǐng影
píng评
jià价
bù不
yī一
，
zhēn真
shì是
zhòng众
kǒu口
nán难
tiáo调
。
Reviews for this movie are mixed; it's truly difficult to satisfy everyone.