Nunca llueve a gusto de todos

Meaning: You can't please everyone.

Literally: It never rains to everyone's liking

Example: “Unos querían playa y otros montaña. Nunca llueve a gusto de todos.” — Some wanted the beach and others the mountains: you can't please everyone.

Equivalents in English, French, Japanese, German, Portuguese, and 2 more languages

English: He had need rise betimes that would please everybody.
French: Qui veut plaire à tout le monde, doit se lever de bonne heure (literally: He had need rise early who would please everybody)
Japanese: あちら立てればこちらが立たず (Achira tatereba kochira ga tatazu) (literally: If you make that side stand, this side won't stand)
German: Allen Leuten recht getan, ist eine Kunst, die niemand kann (literally: To do right by everybody is an art that nobody can manage)
Portuguese: É difícil agradar a gregos e troianos (literally: It's hard to please both Greeks and Trojans)
Polish: Jeszcze się taki nie urodził, co by wszystkim dogodził (literally: The one who could please everybody hasn't been born yet)
Chinese: 众口难调 (Zhòng kǒu nán tiáo) (literally: Many mouths are hard to season for)

Origin: Rain that pleases the farmer annoys the traveler: no weather suits everyone.

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