be the chief cook and bottle washer



be the chief cook and bottle washer

To be involved in many aspects of a particular situation. Because so many people have left our department recently, I'm the chief cook and bottle washer, doing every little task that comes up.
See also: and, bottle, chief, cook, washer

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Thekla-German (Rare), Greek (Rare), Late Greek
JannaYAHN-nah (Dutch, Finnish), JAN-ə (English)Dutch, Swedish, Finnish, English
Viktoriavik-TO-ree-ah (German), veek-TO-ree-yah (Russian)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Estonian, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian
BernyBUR-neeEnglish
Trent[trent]
Klazinaklah-ZEE-nahDutch