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jack of all trades, master of none en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Expanded form of jack of all trades, which originally was sometimes used as a term of praise. In the 21st century this phrase has itself been (rarely) expanded to a couplet: : Jack of all trades, master of none, : though oftentimes better than master of one.

Meanings

1. (idiomatic) A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.

Forms

Coordinates

Jill of all trades, mistress of none

Translations (19)

cmn 博而不精 (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · fr bon à tout, propre à rien (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · fi jokapaikan höylä (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · ru за всё берётся, да не всё удаётся (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · la Johannes factotum (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · ru автофотовеломототелерадиомонтёр (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · th รู้อย่างเป็ด (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · es milusos (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · nl twaalf stielen, dertien ongelukken (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · ja 器用貧乏 (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · ru подмасте́рье всех ремёсел, ма́стер ни одного́ (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · fi jokapaikanhöylä (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · de Hans Dampf in allen Gassen (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · cs devatero řemesel, desátá bída (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · es aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · pt pau para toda obra (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · fa همهکاره و هیچکاره (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · cmn 萬金油 /万金油 (person who has a competent grasp of many skills) · pl omnibus (person who has a competent grasp of many skills)