English
Noun
jack of all trades, master of none
- (idiomatic) A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.
Synonyms
Translations
person who has a competent grasp of many skills
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- Latin: Johannes factotum ("Johnny do-it-all", New Latin)
- Portuguese: pau para toda obra (Brazil, wood for every construction)
- Russian: подмасте́рье всех ремёсел, ма́стер ни одного́ m (podmastérʹje vsex remjósel, máster ni odnovó), за всё берётся, да не всё удаётся m (za vsjo berjótsja, da ne vsjo udajótsja), автофотовеломототелерадиомонтёр m (avtofotovelomototeleradiomontjór) (jocular)
- Spanish: aprendiz de todo, maestro de nada ("apprentice of everything, teacher of nothing")
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References
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↑ Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988)
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↑ “Re: Jack”, ESC, The Phrase Finder, April 13, 2000