Idiom
lift all boats
Meaning
To benefit all participants; to have a wide-ranging positive effect.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“A strong economy helps to lift all boats.”
“The new technology improved efficiency across the entire company, which helped to lift all boats.”
“By investing in universal education and infrastructure, the government aimed to implement policies that would lift all boats regardless of social status.”
Examples
simple
“A strong economy helps to lift all boats.”
contextual
“The new technology improved efficiency across the entire company, which helped to lift all boats.”
complex
“By investing in universal education and infrastructure, the government aimed to implement policies that would lift all boats regardless of social status.”
Origin
From the proverb a rising tide lifts all boats.
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