Idiom
make all the difference
Meaning
To be a crucial or deciding factor; to have a very significant effect (often a positive one).
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“A little bit of kindness can make all the difference.”
“Adding a few fresh herbs to the soup made all the difference in the final flavor.”
“The extra funding for the research project made all the difference, allowing the team to complete their study ahead of schedule.”
Examples
simple
“A little bit of kindness can make all the difference.”
contextual
“Adding a few fresh herbs to the soup made all the difference in the final flavor.”
complex
“The extra funding for the research project made all the difference, allowing the team to complete their study ahead of schedule.”
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