lift all boats en · VERB
Etymology
From the proverb a rising tide lifts all boats.
Meanings
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(idiomatic) To benefit all participants; to have a wide-ranging positive effect.
“The strong demand for labor has lifted all boats in the American economy and we are no exception,” Price said.
2000 July 26, Paul Shepard, “Report on black Americans both encouraging and sobering”, in Arlington Star-Telegram, volume 95, number 92, page 4A:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lifted all boats | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lifted all boats | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| lifting all boats | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| lifts all boats | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Translations (2)
fi auttaa kaikkia (benefit all participants) · fi auttaa jokaista (benefit all participants)