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It takes all sorts

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It takes all sorts (to make a world).

something that you say which means that all people are different and even strange people should be accepted Now the couple next door, they go swimming in the sea in the middle of winter. Well, it takes all sorts, as they say.

See also: all, sort, take

it takes all sorts

Many different kinds of people make up the world. For example, I would never go swimming in April, but it takes all sorts, or Gordon insists on wearing sunglasses indoors and out-I guess it takes all sorts. This expression, originating in the 1600s as It takes all sorts to make a world, is often used in remarking one's own difference from others or tolerating someone else's peculiarity. Also see no accounting for tastes.

See also: all, sort, take