Jack-of-all-trades

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Learning English Conversations

2017-04-25

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Can you do lots of different things? This could be the phrase to describe you
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  • This is a download from BBC Learning English.

  • To find out more, visit our website.

  • The English we speak from BBCLearningEnglish.com hello, I'm Fei Fei and this is the English we speak.

  • And hello, I'm Neil.

  • Today, Fei Fei, I'm going to teach you a piece of authentic English that describes me.

  • Any guesses what it might be?

  • Mmm.

  • Lazybones.

  • No one that describes my many talents.

  • Full of yourself?

  • No.

  • Fei Fei, think about my skills.

  • All the things I do in the office.

  • For example?

  • Er, sorry, Neil, I have no idea.

  • It's jack of all trades.

  • But your name's not Jack.

  • It doesn't have to be.

  • For this phrase, a jack of all trades is someone who can do many kinds of jobs.

  • You could say they're multi skilled.