Phrase guide

nobody's perfect

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Used when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1958, Some Like It Hot, film by Billy Wilder, starring Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, and Marilyn Monroe. When Jerry (Jack Lemmon) disguised as "Daphne" tries to fend off Osgood Fielding's insistent proposals of marriage with one excuse after another with no success, he finally yanks off his wig wig and shouts, "I'm a man!" to which Osgood amiably replies, Well, nobody's perfect.
  • 2000, Madonna, Nobody's Perfect I feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my best

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 人無完人 /人无完人 (rén wú wánrén) — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Chinese Mandarin: 人非聖賢,孰能無過 /人非圣贤 — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Chinese Mandarin: 孰能无过 (rén fēi shèngxián, shú néng wú guò) — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Danish: ingen er perfekt — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Finnish: kukaan ei ole täydellinen — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • French: nul n'est parfait — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • German: niemand ist perfekt — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Hindi: कोई भी पूर्ण नहीं है (koī bhī pūrṇ nahī̃ hai) — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Indonesian: tiada yang sempurna — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Indonesian: bumi mana yang tidak ditimpa hujan — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Japanese: 完全無欠な人はいない (kanzen muketsu na hito wa inai) — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Malay: bumi mana yang tidak ditimpa hujan — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Polish: nikt nie jest doskonały — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Portuguese: ninguém é perfeito — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Russian: никто́ не соверше́нен (niktó ne soveršénen) — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Spanish: nadie es perfecto — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Swedish: ingen är perfekt — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Swedish: även solen har sina fläckar — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Tagalog: walang perpekto — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Tagalog: tao lang, nagkakamali — phrase to remind that we all fail at times
  • Turkish: herkes hata yapar — phrase to remind that we all fail at times