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
Akoni-Hawaiian
DagrÚN-Ancient Scandinavian, Icelandic
Oxana-Ukrainian, Russian
Ahtisaari[ahtisari:]
Clarissaklə-RIS-ə (English)English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish
DeborahDEB-ə-rə (English), DEB-rə (English)English, Hebrew, Biblical