"jack of all trades, master of none" meaning in All languages combined

See jack of all trades, master of none on Wiktionary

Phrase [English]

Audio: en-au-jack of all trades, master of none.ogg [Australia] Forms: jack of all trades, master of none
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  1. Someone who can do a very large amount of different things probably isn't especially good at any single one of them.
    Sense id: simple-jack_of_all_trades,_master_of_none-en-phrase-QpNrt-xM
     
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