a man Friday

man Friday

An assistant who is capable of many different types of tasks. I like to have my son be my man Friday during "take your child to work" day. He's a better worker than some of my employees!
See also: Friday, man
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

a man Friday

A man Friday is a man who is trusted by someone and helps them with lots of different jobs. She is toying with the idea of sending her new man Friday to Uttar Pradesh. Note: You can also call a woman a girl Friday. I became Lucian's girl Friday and would go during the night to fetch him from the National Gallery. Note: This expression comes from the name of a character in the novel `Robinson Crusoe' by Daniel Defoe.
See also: Friday, man
Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.
See also:
  • girl/man Friday
  • person Friday
  • girl Friday
  • face the day
  • fight fires
  • rush around like a blue-arsed fly
  • do (one's)/the dirty work
  • do someone's dirty work
  • run around like a blue-arsed fly
  • never send a boy to do a man's job