Definition of jack-of-all-trades, master of none
:a person who can do many things but is not an expert in any of them
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jack-of-all-trades
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: a person who can do passable work at various tasks : a handy versatile person
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master
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: a male teacher
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: a person holding an academic degree higher than a bachelor's but lower than a doctor's
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: a revered religious leader
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: being or relating to a master: such as
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: having chief authority : dominant
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: skilled, proficient
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: to become master of : overcome
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: to become skilled or proficient in the use of
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: to gain a thorough understanding of
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none
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: not any
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: not one : nobody
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: not any such thing or person
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: not any : no
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: by no means : not at all
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: in no way : to no extent
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: the fifth of the canonical hours
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