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one-size-fits-all en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of a garment, designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes.
  2. (derogatory, figuratively, not-comparable, often) Suitable for a wide range of tastes, opinions, situations, etc.
    • As with other tourist lines, actual peak demand is from mid-morning to late afternoon - 'off peak' in conventional fares jargon. This can (and does) result in overcrowding at off-peak times and near empty trains at 'peak' hours. National one-size-fits-all simply does not apply on the S&C. 2021 October 20, Mark Rand, “S&C: a line fit for tourists... and everyone?”, in RAIL, number 942, page 42:
    • Long before popular music evolved its many genres and subgenres, the industry was driven by a simple one-size-fits-all philosophy uncomplicated by impassioned debates over the origins of trip hop or the difference between deatchore and screamo. 2012, Christoper Zara, Tortured Artists: From Picasso and Monroe to Warhol and Winehouse, the Twisted Secrets of the World's Most Creative Minds, part 1, chapter 2, 51:
    • What about overcrowding? […] DfT admits that there is no one-size-fits-all approach and that individual operators are best placed to implement locally based safety plans. 2020 May 20, “Social distancing: Questions and answers”, in RAIL, page 9:

Relateds

silver bullet · cookie-cutter

Synonyms

one-size-fits-most

Translations (10)

cmn 均碼 /均码 (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes) · es talla única (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes) · pl sztampowy (suitable for a wide range of tastes, opinions, situations, etc.) · fr taille unique (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes) · de Einheitsgröße (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes) · pt tamanho único (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes) · pl uniwersalny (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes) · hu univerzális (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes) · it unitaglia (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes) · es tamaño único (designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes)