Jack of all trades

Ingediend door St. Sol op 2018-04-26

Meanings of "Jack of all trades"

Engels

a person who can do many different types of work but who is not necessarily very competent at any of them. Ex.: Jack of all trades and master of none.

Uitgelegd door St. SolSt. Sol op Do, 26/04/2018 - 14:04
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Italiaans

Factotum, tuttofare, usualmente usato come "Jack of all trades and master of none" uno che sa fare tutto ma esperto di nulla.

Uitgelegd door MichaelNaMichaelNa op Do, 26/04/2018 - 16:30
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Russisch

универсал; умелец; мастер на все руки (часто иронически: но ни в чём глубоко не разбирающийся).

Uitgelegd door St. SolSt. Sol op Do, 26/04/2018 - 14:08
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Turks

On parmağında on marifet

Uitgelegd door Gast op Ma, 10/08/2020 - 13:10
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"Jack of all trades" in lyrics

Beach House - Master of None

You cannot call me your own

Jack of all trades
Master of none

suisoh - Afterwards

the strobe lamp made in china breaks
it's got no worth, so its basically paper
try to be a jack of all trades, but
don't take advantage of others

Rita Lee - Pagu

Only those, executed by burning, know
What it feels like being turned into ashes.
I'm a jack of all trades. (0)
God gives horns to my butting cow.(1)

Alligatoah - Alli-Alligatoah

I speak using irony and riddles, I say words like "maybe" a lot (maybe!)
I raise my kids ambiguous
Magical jack of all trades, odd character, women-toucher
Sometimes I forget which words exist and which I just made

Jessy Rutherford - Joker

If you want me to

Diamonds and spades, Jack of all trades
I'm having trouble not finding my place

Jesse Rutherford - Joker

If you want me to

Diamonds and spades, Jack of all trades
I'm having trouble not finding my place

Morgan Wallen - I Wrote the Book

Ain't gettin' read enough to
Keep me on a straight line
I'm a Jack of all trades
But man I gotta say

Cheloo - If I were a...

[Refrain (x2)]
There are so many wonderful professions, and they have to be tried
Applause, please, I am the jack of all trades!
I await offers and remuneration

Whitesnake - Gambler

No luck of the draw
When I dance with Queen of Hearts
A jack of all trades
But, a loser in love

Roy Bailey - The Streets of London

I’ve every trade and all trades,
And if you want to know my name
Call me Jack of All Trades.
I’ve tried my hand at everything

Maria Rita - Pagu

Only those who died on the fire
Know what is like being a coal
I'm Jack of all trades
My adder can see

George Ezra - Did You Hear the Rain?

Did you steal my name?
Oh, you Jack of all trades
You’re the master of none

The Johnstons - Dublin Jack of All Trades

Of every trade of all trades
And if you wish to know my name
They call me Jack of All Trades

Sea Shanties - Il relitto/yo-ho-ho e una bottiglia di rum

(yo-ho-ho e una bottiglia di rum)

Quindici uomini di quelli validi e tuttofare 1
yo-ho-ho e una bottiglia di rum

  • 1. jack of all trades

Peggy Lee - I Don't Know Enough About You

But I don't know enough about you

Jack of all trades, master of none
And isn't it a shame

Macaco - Here's to you

here's to you.
To the hearts with no filling,
to jack-of-all-trades people,
here's to you.

Alison Krauss - You're the Lucky One

You're the lucky one
Always having fun
A jack of all trades, a master of none
You look at the world with a smiling eye

Alison Krauss & Union Station - The Lucky One

You're the lucky one
Always havin′ fun
A jack of all trades a master none
You look at the world with a smilin' eye

The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem - The Juice of the Barley

Well, from that day to this, I have wandered alone
I'm a jack of all trades and a master of none
With the sky for me roof and the earth for me floor

YeYe - Step-siblings

And survives together with fate

The oldest son is a jack of all trades rather than a master of none
The second son is a glutton, let’s oddly eat skewers