jack of all trades, master of none

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A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one
jack of all trades, master of none

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    jack of all trades, mas·ter of none

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    () Expanded form of jack of all trades, which originally was sometimes used as a term of praise.Morris Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins, William and Mary Morris (HarperCollins, New York, 1977, 1988)“”, ESC, The Phrase Finder, April 13, 2000 This phrase has itself been (rarely) expanded to a couplet: : Jack of all trades, master of none, : though ofttimes better than master of one.
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