| Idiom | Jack-of-all-Trades |
|---|---|
| Example | Our handyman is a jack-of-all-trades. He can fix anything. |
| Meaning | a person who can do many different kinds of work well |
| Origin | A worker who is capable of doing many craft-type tasks well (painting, electrical work, plumbing, and so on) has been called a "jack-of-all-trades" since the 1600s. "Jack" is an informal word for "trade laborer." A longer version of this expression is "A jack of all trades and master of none," which means someone who knows how to do a lot of things pretty well but who is not an expert at any of them. The longer version started being used in the latter half of the 19th century. |
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