jack of all trades, master of none
Meaning
Noun
- A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.
Related
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Origin
- Expanded form of jack of all trades, which originally was sometimes used as a term of praise.
- In the 21st century this phrase has itself been (rarely) expanded to a couplet:
- : Jack of all trades, master of none,
- : though oftentimes better than master of one.
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