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jack-of-all-trades, master of none
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(Definition of jack-of-all-trades, master of none from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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jack sth up phrasal verb (LIFT)
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Jack the Lad noun
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jack-in-the-box noun
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jack-o'-lantern noun
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jack-of-all-trades noun
- jack-of-all-trades, master of none idiom
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jackal noun
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jackaroo noun
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jackass noun (BIRD)
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jackass noun (SILLY PERSON)
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jackboot noun
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SMART Thesaurus: Inability and awkwardness
Synonyms and related words:
- accident-prone adjective
- all (fingers and) thumbs idiom
- amateurish adjective
- at your worst idiom
- awkward adjective (MOVEMENT)
- couldn't organize a piss-up in a brewery idiom
- cowboy noun (DISHONEST PERSON)
- for toffee idiom
- fumble verb (DO STH AWKWARDLY)
- gauche adjective
- incompetent noun
- inept adjective
- inexpert adjective
- like a bull in a china shop idiom
- lumpish adjective
- uncoordinated adjective
- unequal adjective (NOT ABLE)
- ungainly adjective
- unskilled adjective
- woodenly adverb
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