it takes all kinds to make a world en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Calque of Spanish de todos ha de haber en el mundo (“There must be of all [types] in the world”), Miguel de Cervantes, El ingenioso caballero Don Quijote de la Mancha, Capítulo VI, 1615 (Don Quixote, Volume 2, Chapter VI); translated 1620, Shelton, as "In the world there must surely be of all sorts." and appeared in various forms thereafter.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) Diversity is essential: the world would be incomplete if everyone were alike; an expression of surprise at a person or people's eccentricity.
He irons his clothes how?! That's crazy! Well, I guess it takes all kinds to make a world.
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Relateds
horses for courses · variety is the spice of life · vive la différence · different strokes for different folks
Translations (7)
ru мир, что огород: в нём всё растёт (Diversity is essential) · it il mondo è bello perché è vario (Diversity is essential) · es de todo hay en la viña del Señor (Diversity is essential) · fr il faut de tout pour faire un monde (Diversity is essential) · pl na świecie różnie bywa (Diversity is essential) · fi meitä on moneen junaan (Diversity is essential) · cmn 构成世界需要各种各样的人 (Diversity is essential)