man-of-all-work
Example Sentences
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Herbert Morrison, the Labor Government's man-of-all-work, had slipped another notch politically, but he would still have plenty to do.
From Time Magazine Archive
Robert Moses, New York City's park commissioner and man-of-all-work, is prideful of his literary skills, cuts down his opponents with a slashing pen when he wants to get his way.
From Time Magazine Archive
So you now see before you, Miss Bonamy, a very humble personage--a kind of clerical man-of-all-work out of place!
From The New Rector by Weyman, Stanley John
This same motor was a man-of-all-work for this house, for, when called on, it turned the separator, ground and polished knives and silverware, spun the sewing machine, and worked the vacuum cleaner.
From Electricity for the farm Light, heat and power by inexpensive methods from the water wheel or farm engine by Anderson, Frederick Irving
"Oh, I've been after some old iron," replied the secretary and general man-of-all-work of the International and Consolidated Old Metal Corporation.
From Dick Hamilton's Fortune The Stirring Doings of a Millionaire's Son by Garis, Howard R.
