Your father was a jack-of-all-trades before you, I understand. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
Hoffman said he'll help out where I can, be a jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [All-Time Saves Leader Retiring] Reference
Even Eric pitched in as porter, mechanic, and jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [The Aloha Quilt] Reference
A wright was a jack-of-all-trades, usually trained as a carpenter. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
Maybe I'm paying for that kind of jack-of-all-trades behaviour now. From Wordnik.com. [Sunset clause] Reference
In the Israeli system, almost every aircraft is a jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [Soldiers of Fortune] Reference
I had been entry clerk and shipper and jack-of-all-trades in the house. From Wordnik.com. [A Man of Samples Something about the men he met "On the Road"] Reference
Cassel has been a jack-of-all-trades for the Trojans during his career. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
It is also a reminder to be as much of a jack-of-all-trades as possible. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
And be ready for that jungle out there you gotta be a jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [Advice for A Young Animator from Ward Kimball] Reference
Outside in the store old Altmulig, the jack-of-all-trades, stands waiting. From Wordnik.com. [The Road Leads On] Reference
A big point of branding is that it's not smart to be a jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
Toronto's Kevin Klein is a jack-of-all-trades but perhaps a master of none. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - One potential star amid class of solid blue-liners] Reference
McKie is a jack-of-all-trades, playing either guard spot and small forward. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Sixers, Lakers head-to-head] Reference
Polymaths are very rare, especially today, unless you want a jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [A Blogger’s Case Against Blogs] Reference
Racine is a jack-of-all-trades in the progressive intellectual property movement. From Wordnik.com. [iTunes for PCs has a problem] Reference
In Riddleport Tommy has made a bit of a name for himself as a jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [Meet the Reavers – Tommy “Blacktoes” Burrowbank, Halfling Rogue « Geek Related] Reference
Anyway, I think the jack-of-all-trades; master of none adage applies here as well. From Wordnik.com. [Why Doesn’t CafePress Use Flash?] Reference
He scrounged around for any niche that required the skill of a jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [A History of American Law] Reference
I think I realize that being a jack-of-all-trades isn't gonna get you very far at all. From Wordnik.com. [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference
Now a jack-of-all-trades, Kim had thrown in his lot with Miles as an assistant manager. From Wordnik.com. [Broken Music, A Memoir]
His detractors, however, mocked Eratosthenes as a jack-of-all-trades and master of none. From Wordnik.com. [June 19, 240 B.C.: The Earth Is Round, and It's This Big] Reference
Crabbe is a second baseman with decent on-base skills masquerading as a jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [The Shape of Things to Come] Reference
Ordinary enough; plenty of racing concerns had a guy who was that kind of jack-of-all-trades. From Wordnik.com. [The Chrome Borne]
Truly a jack-of-all-trades, this talented man is also a well-known rotulista or sign painter. From Wordnik.com. [The gallery and art of Bruno Mariscal] Reference
Rob Mackowiak, Pirates: A jack-of-all-trades, Mackowiak proved that he can handle third base. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Hot corner demands hard to maintain] Reference
He can play any one of the three perimeter positions and is a jack-of-all-trades kind of player. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
I have come to the realization that I am average, a sort of jack-of-all-trades and master of none. From Wordnik.com. [To be a Master – Grasping for the Wind] Reference
Musical jack-of-all-trades and pseudo-Fourth Guster Joe Pisapia wandered around in stylish blue rain clogs. From Wordnik.com. [nspblues Diary Entry] Reference
He knows the duties of no occupation with efficiency, and he is perfectly willing to be a "jack-of-all-trades.". From Wordnik.com. [The Philippine Islands] Reference
“So,” Joanna concluded, “he could be a plumber or an electrician or a mechanic or a jack-of-all-trades.”. From Wordnik.com. [Fatal Care]
"Gentlemen, may I present Kenneth Reeve, our jack-of-all-trades and our Hrruban expert," Hu Shih began politely. From Wordnik.com. [Decision at Doona]
"I grew up in a household that encouraged the jack-of-all-trades mentality," says the actor, who was raised in New Jersey. From Wordnik.com. [Writing A New Chapter] Reference
I am the founder, the director, the jack-of-all-trades master of none (ph) for the Tourette (UNINTELLIGIBLE) Organization. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 3, 2007] Reference
I'm a bit of a jack-of-all-trades; creative, in a stylistic sort of way, a little vain, a little dark, perhaps a little archaic. From Wordnik.com. [pyxopotamus Diary Entry] Reference
The lights were on in the restaurant and he saw Miranda's father and his jack-of-all-trades partner Ben Grayhawk sitting at the bar. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunt]
At most, the repair garage would be very small, and perhaps the mechanic a mere country "jack-of-all-trades," who would fumble the job. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies The Missing Pearl Necklace] Reference
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