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From Wiktionary
Etymology
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From the phrase "
a jack of all trades is a master of none, but better than a master of one
"
Noun
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Singular
master of one
Plural
masters of one
(
idiomatic
) (
countable
) A
master of one
is someone who is very good at one specific thing and isn't very good at anything else.
Antonym:
jack of all trades
Julia can draw incredibly well, but she's terrible at everything else. She's a
master of one
.
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