Idiom
put the same shoe on every foot
Meaning
To attempt to apply a single solution to different problems.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You cannot put the same shoe on every foot when solving these problems.”
“The manager failed because he tried to put the same shoe on every foot instead of adapting to each employee's unique needs.”
“Policy makers often err when they attempt to put the same shoe on every foot, ignoring the nuanced cultural and economic realities of diverse regions.”
Examples
simple
“You cannot put the same shoe on every foot when solving these problems.”
contextual
“The manager failed because he tried to put the same shoe on every foot instead of adapting to each employee's unique needs.”
complex
“Policy makers often err when they attempt to put the same shoe on every foot, ignoring the nuanced cultural and economic realities of diverse regions.”
Origin
Derived from the proverb you cannot put the same shoe on every foot, a caution against the uniform application of a single method to varied circumstances.
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