Idiom
jack of all trades
Meaning
One competent in many endeavours, sometimes regarded as not excelling in any of them.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“He is a jack of all trades who fixes everything.”
“Because he can paint, garden, and repair cars, he is a true jack of all trades.”
“While he was a jack of all trades, he never mastered one specific skill, which limited his career growth in the competitive engineering firm.”
Examples
simple
“He is a jack of all trades who fixes everything.”
contextual
“Because he can paint, garden, and repair cars, he is a true jack of all trades.”
complex
“While he was a jack of all trades, he never mastered one specific skill, which limited his career growth in the competitive engineering firm.”
Origin
From jack (“typical man, fellow”) + of + all + trades.
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