Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

you cannot please everyone

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.87 in modern English

Syllables
you -can-not -please ev-ery-one
IPA
36
Scrabble Score
23
Letters
6
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

proverb

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

Questions

What does you cannot please everyone mean?
It is not possible to act in a manner that will please everyone

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