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
Angelos-Greek
SatuSAH-tooFinnish
Llewella-Welsh
Calogerokah-lo-JE-roItalian
Fahim-Arabic
BertramBUR-trəm (English), BER-trahm (German)English, German, Ancient Germanic