lift all boats

1.
United StatesWorldwideformaljournalisticpolitical
- To describe a situation in which overall economic or social improvement is said to benefit everyone in a community or society.
- To assert that policies or growth that raise general prosperity will also raise the well‑being of all groups or individuals.
2.
United StatesWorldwideinformalcolloquialcritical
- Used ironically or skeptically to indicate that general improvements do not necessarily reach all people and that benefits may be distributed unevenly.
3.
Worldwideneutral
- Literally, to raise all boats by increasing the water level, such as when the tide rises.

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