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
Boguslav-Medieval Slavic
MileMEE-le (Croatian, Serbian)Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian
Raisa (2)-Yiddish
Nela-Croatian, Slovak, Portuguese, Czech
MuirÍN-Irish
Anso-Ancient Germanic