maid of all work

maid of all work

The female equivalent of Jack of all trades.
See also: all, maid, of, work
The Dictionary of Clichés by Christine Ammer
See also:
  • ASAP
  • live and well
  • haven't
  • take under one's wing
  • starters
  • beat one's head against the wall, to
  • don't know from Adam
  • sublime to the ridiculous
  • coals of fire
  • shut the stable door
References in periodicals archive
92 Second Street -- Miss Lizzie and Bridget Sullivan, the Irish maid of all work.
SCRUTINISNG A NEW ENGLAND PARRICIDE
Togo, Maid of All Work (1913); a number of detective stories; The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Jr.
Irwin, Wallace (Admah) (1875-1959)
She also performed in the national tour of "Urinetown," where she got to know two other singers appearing in Eugene's "Pirates" - Ann Allgood, who plays Ruth, "a Piratical Maid of all work," and Richard White, who plays the Pirate King.
Light side of opera
"There he introduced me to Clair, the other land girl, and Edna, the maid of all works. Clair came from Staithes so we were both Northerners and we got on well with one another.
Reliving a harvest on the home front; Your memories