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Jack of all trades but/and/is master of none Jack of all trades but/and/is master of none – за всё браться, ничего не сделать; мастер-ломастер 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: How come Joe did such a sloppy job? – He’s a jack of all trades (but master of none). Jack-in-office – «Джек в офисе», самонадеянный, важничающий чиновник, мелкий служащий; чинуша, бюрократ A self-important petty official: If there is anything that is not to be tolerated on any terms, anything that is a type of Jackin-office insolence and absurdity, anything that represents in coats, waistcoats, and big sticks our English holding on by nonsense after every one has found it out, it is a beadle. (“Little Dorrit” by Charles Dickens) Jack-in-the-box – «Джек в коробочке», детская заводная игрушка; беспокойный человек; сеть быстрого питания Jack-in-the-box is a children’s toy that outwardly consists of a box with a crank. When the crank is turned, it plays a melody, often Pop Goes the Weasel. At the end of the tune there is a “surprise”, the lid pops open and a figure, usually a clown or jester, pops out of the box. Jack in the Box is among the nation’s leading fast-food hamburger chains, with more than 2200 quick-serve restaurants in 19 states. In 1951, Oscar Peterson opened a restaurant on the Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, with a giant clown’s head atop the building. Called Jack in the Box, this hamburger stand offered the innovation of a two-way intercom system, allowing much faster service through the drivethrough window – while one customer’s car was at the window, a second and even a third customer’s 82