See also: jack of all trades

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Expanded form of jack of all trades, which originally was sometimes used as a term of praise.[1][2]

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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jack of all trades, master of none

( idiomatic ) A person who has a competent grasp of many skills but who is not outstanding in any one.

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