master of one in English

Forms: master of one, masters of one [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: * From the phrase "a jack of all trades is a master of none, but better than a master of one" Head templates: {{noun|2=masters of one}} [POS TABLE]

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  "etymology_text": "* From the phrase \"a jack of all trades is a master of none, but better than a master of one\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "master of one",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masters of one",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "word": "jack of all trades"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Julia can draw incredibly well, but she's terrible at everything else. She's a master of one."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A master of one is someone who is very good at one specific thing and isn't very good at anything else."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
        "idiomatic",
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "master of one"
}

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  "etymology_text": "* From the phrase \"a jack of all trades is a master of none, but better than a master of one\"",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "master of one",
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        "Singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "masters of one",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "jack of all trades"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Julia can draw incredibly well, but she's terrible at everything else. She's a master of one."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A master of one is someone who is very good at one specific thing and isn't very good at anything else."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
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      ]
    }
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"master of one" meaning in English

Noun