again a homework of english class, i wanna know the meaning of "jack of all trades and master of none" and where we use it?
2007-02-14 07:30:19 · 11 answers · asked by shadow 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
It means that you can do many things, but none of them particularly well.
2007-02-14 07:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Veruca Salt 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Jack of all trades and master of none, is another way to describe a handy man. Jacks of all trades means they have a basic knowledge of most things, but as the other half of the saying goes, they are masters of none of what they know.
Hope that helps.
2007-02-14 07:35:23 · answer #2 · answered by sgt_cook 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The expression, Jack of all trades and master of none, means someone who can do a little bit of everything, but isn't at the expert level of any of those things. For example, I can sew a bit, cook a bit, paint a bit, but I'm very amateur at all of this. A master of these skills would be called: a seamstress, a chef, an artist.
Sometimes the expression is used to indicate that a person has spread themselves to thinly--that is, trying too many things and not concentrating on one skill long enough to be really good at it.
2007-02-14 07:38:49 · answer #3 · answered by franklyn 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means you know how to a little of a lot of things, but know how to do nothing completely well.
Jack of all trades, master of none is a figure of speech, describing a person who is competent with many skills but is not very good with any one particular skill. The term has become a cliché.
The above is actually a truncated version of the true epithet. The phrase in its entirety is "Jack of all trades, master of none, though ofttimes better than master of one". This complete phrasing of the term would seem to remove any negative connotations which follow the labeling as such in the former form.
2007-02-14 07:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by I See You 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you say a person is a jack of all trades and master of none you mean that the person knows a little about a lot of things. He/she has no specific area of expertise. Hope that made sense.
2007-02-14 07:34:55 · answer #5 · answered by mommyofmegaboo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It basically means that the person being described is good at many different skills, yet has not put the time and energy into really mastering any one of those skills.
Is it better to be good at many things or the best at one thing? That I do not know.
2007-02-14 08:28:07 · answer #6 · answered by David H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Referring to someone who knows a little bit about many things but is an expert at none of them.
2007-02-14 07:45:11 · answer #7 · answered by lisateric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this means that you can just about do anything from electrical work to fixing your car,a real handyman so to speak,usually the jack of all trades is not qualified,they just know what they are doing
2007-02-14 07:41:43 · answer #8 · answered by TOM 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a saying about a person who can do most anything i.e. a person who can do carpentry, plumbing or electrical work but is neither a carpender, plumber or electrician.
2007-02-14 07:49:47 · answer #9 · answered by zjkenny 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means you can do nearly anything, but not an expert on any.
Otherwise, you can get by......... and sometimes wish you never started, or have to ask for help finishing it.............
2007-02-14 07:44:34 · answer #10 · answered by Auburn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋