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jack-of-all-trades

ser pau para toda obra inf

to be a Jack of all trades

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However, the jack-of-all-trades quality of their profession makes them less powerful at each individual skill than the classes which specialize in them. en.wikipedia.org

In startups, everybody starts out as a jack-of-all-trades. www.fastcompany.com

Their mimics are widespread and develop a kind of rough and ready jack-of-all-trades mimicry. en.wikipedia.org

A community manager is a jack-of-all-trades, especially at a startup. mashable.com

The system's failure to achieve popularity came from its jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none position. en.wikipedia.org

And the passionate, multi-talented jack-of-all-trades did just that. www.limerickleader.ie

Each unit has a clear advantage and clear strength, and only the mighty carrier is a jack-of-all-trades. www.gamespot.com

He became some kind of jack-of-all-trades within the team. en.wikipedia.org

He was also a pretentious and self-righteous scientific jack-of-all-trades. en.wikipedia.org

Still, he said that makes him a jack-of-all-trades, writing the narrative as well as bringing his characters alive through illustration. thechronicleherald.ca

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