Jack of All Trades

Jack of All Trades

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Is this expression only used with guys named Jack?

JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES

You might think Anna and Jonathan are talking about a friend named Jack.

But you’d be wrong.

Hey, I just got hired to bake a cake for my friend’s wedding!

Wait. You’re a baker?

I thought you were a reporter.

I am a reporter … and a baker.

Wow, you really are a Jack-of-all-trades!

And I can do this …

A Jack-of-all-trades is a person who has many skills.

Anna is a reporter, a baker and … can do that thing with her arms.

“Jack” used to refer to a common, working man.

But these days you can use this expression for a man or a woman.

And that’s English in a Minute!