person Friday

person Friday

An assistant who is capable of many different types of tasks. I'm getting so swamped with administrative tasks—I really need a person Friday do to the grunt work so I can focus on the big picture.
See also: Friday, person
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • a man Friday
  • girl/man Friday
  • girl Friday
  • have nothing to do
  • carry water for (someone)
  • bits and pieces
  • have (one's) finger in too many pies
  • have finger in too many pies
  • do (one's)/the dirty work
  • do someone's dirty work
References in periodicals archive
Age 13 - 21 years - Wolverhampton Art Gallery - PS25 per person FRIDAY, JULY 26 - 11AM - 1PM Marbled Jellyfish - Make a jiggling jellyfish.
They will review the document with Fessler in person Friday.
Meanwhile, unknown person Friday hurled a grenade at a camp of Special Operations Group of police in Shopian district.The grenade was lobbed at the SOG camp in Gagren village of the district.
If you can't make it out in person Friday, you can watch the rally and march online.
Seoul, Sha'ban 25, 1436, Jun 12, 2015, SPA -- Authorities in South Korea temporarily closed two hospitals amid persistent fears over the MERS virus outbreak, which killed an 11th person Friday, though health officials said they are seeing fewer new infections.
The all-day perfect pampering packages offer a spa experience plus afternoon tea with a glass of Prosecco and cost from PS69 per person Monday to Thursday and PS79 per person Friday to Sunday.
Beirut: A suicide bombing at a checkpoint on the Beirut-Damascus highway killed one person Friday just before a convoy passed carrying a top Lebanese security official.
1:11 p.m.: Holden Road, house damaged during the night; son had an incident with a person Friday on his way home from school and was confronted by a male driving a gray pick-up, who was yelling and screaming that he knew where he lived now.
MILES DAVIS: In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete
Miles Davis -In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at The Blackhawk (Columbia) On April 21 and 22, 1961, the tapes were running for the first live recordings of the Miles Davis band.
If the office work (bookkeeping, shipping, correspondence, etc.) is bogging you down, and you'd rather finish glass-bedding those six M-1As than stick price tags on blister packs, hire a "Person Friday" who can take care of that small stuff and free you up to make some real money at the workbench.
But in February 1979 Rattner carried the relationship beyond the interests of the Times and applied for a job as special assistant to Schultze at the council--"a person Friday,' Schultze says.
Giving briefing to the media person Friday evening regarding holding of the 9th International Defence Exhibition and Seminar (IDEAS 2016 Pakistan - the Arms for Peace) Major General Agha Masood Akram, the Director General DEPO (Defence Export Promotion Organization) said that the all important event will be held from November 22-25 at Karachi Expo Centre.As many as 66 exhibitors from thirty seven countries have so far confirmed their participation, he said while replying to a question from reporter.
Meanwhile, Belgian authorities (http://www.ibtimes.com/paris-terrorism-manhunt-update-sixth-terror-suspect-charged-belgium-2202472) charged a sixth person Friday in connection with the terror attacks.
The all-day perfect pampering packages offer a spa experience plus afternoon tea with a glass of Prosecco and cost from [euro]96 per person Monday to Thursday and [euro]110 per person Friday to Sunday.