jack of all trades is a master of none



jack of all trades is a master of none

Prov. If you are able to do a lot of things fairly well, you will not have time to learn to do one thing extremely well. Jill: I envy Bob; he can do so many things. He writes novels, paints pictures, makes sculptures, and even plays the dulcimer. Jane: It's true he does a lot of things, but he probably doesn't do them all terribly well. A jack of all trades is a master of none, you know.
See also: all, jack, master, none, of, trade

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Briallenbree-AHSH-enWelsh
&Thorn;ÓRsteinn-Ancient Scandinavian
Talgat-Kazakh, Tatar
UlvİYe-Turkish
Lia (1)LEE-ah (Italian), LEE-ə (Portuguese, Georgian)Italian, Portuguese, Georgian, Biblical Latin
Donnchadh-Scottish, Irish