be the chief cook and bottle washer
To be involved in many aspects of a particular situation. Because so many people have left our department recently, I'm the chief cook and bottle washer, doing every little task that comes up. The oldest child is always the chief cook and bottle washer, huh? Looking after younger siblings, doing more chores than them—it's a real pain! I'm just an intern, but today I'm the chief cook and bottle washer because everyone else has to go to a training seminar.
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