jack of all trades, master of none



jack of all trades, master of none

A person who is able to do many things but does not have a high amount of skill in any one area. A: "My brother can play several instruments, but none very well." B: "You know what they say—jack of all trades, master of none."
See also: all, jack, master, none, of

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ninette-French
Sachairi-Scottish
Halvar-Swedish
Disha-Indian, Hindi, Marathi
AbelAY-bəl (English), ah-BEL (Spanish), ə-BEL (Portuguese)English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
WillemVIL-ləm, WIL-ləmDutch