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J jack of all trades мастер на все руки M E A N I N G : a person who is capable of doing many different kinds of jobs, who is skilled in many ways Our handyman is a jack of all trades. He can fix anything. ORIGIN: A worker who is capable of doing many craft type tasks well has been called a jack of all trades since the1600s. Jack is an informal word for trade laborer. jack of all trades (but master of none) мастер ломастер M E A N I N G : a person who does many different kinds of jobs but who is not expert at any of them How come Joe did such a sloppy job? – He’s a jack of all trades. ORIGIN: Much later master of none was added to the original, signifying that a person who does everything may be mediocre in all skills. The longer version started being used in the latter half of the 19th century. jet set «верхние десять тысяч» M E A N I N G : active, fashionable people with expensive tastes who travel widely for business and pleasure and enjoy a life of luxury Don’t go to Cannes in the summer months for a family holiday – unless you want to get in with the jet set, of course! 63