chief cook and bottle washer

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Fig. the person in charge of practically everything (such as in a very small business). I'm the chief cook and bottle washer around here. I do everything.

See also: and, bottle, chief, cook, washer

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Byline: Kevin Maguire PETER Mandelson, chief cook and bottle washer to Gordon Brown, yesterday accused the Conservatives of taking the country for fools. PETER Mandelson, chief cook [...] by The Mirror (London, England) My entries, however, are as blissfully empty as Austin Healey's Saturday nights - save for the red lines detailing when I will be required as chief taxi driver or chief cook and bottle washer. Working mum by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England) I found out later from Nicola that it was because she had been promoted from chief cook and bottle washer to general unpaid labourer as well. He was best son a father could have; DAD'S SHOCK AT BIKER'S DEATH by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			cherry cherry-pick cheshire chest chew chew ass chew at chew away chew cud chew off chew on chew out chew over chew own tobacco chew the cud chew the fat chew up chicken chicken feed chicken out chicken out on chicken-hearted chickens come home to roost chide for chief chief cook and bottle washer child child is father of the man child's play children Children and fools tell the truth children should be seen and not heard chill chill action chill out chill to the bone chilled to the bone chime in chin chin music Chin up! china chink chink in armor chip chip at chip away chip in chip off the old block chip on shoulder chips and dip			Chief Commissioner of the Northern Territories Chief Commissioner's Award Chief Communications & Information Technology Section Chief communications officer Chief communications officer Chief Communications Yeoman Chief complaint Chief complaint Chief complaint Chief complaint Chief complaint Chief complaint Chief Complaint History Assessment Received Treatment Transfer of Care Chief Compliance Officer Chief Constable chief constables chief constituent Chief Construction Electrician Chief Construction Mechanic Chief Consulting & Analysis Officer Chief Consulting Officer Chief Content Editor Chief Control Officer Chief Controller Chief Controller Chief Controller of Accounts, Department of Commerce Chief Controller of Buildings Chief Controller Of Explosives Chief Controller of Imports and Exports Chief Cook & Bottle Washer chief cook and bottle washer Chief Corn Stalk Chief Cornplanter Chief Cornstalk Chief Counsel Chief Counsel Directives Manual Chief Counsel's Memorandum Chief Crazy Horse Chief Crazy Horse Chief Creative Officer Chief Credit Officer Chief Credit Officers Chief Crowfoot Chief Crowfoot Chief Cryptologic Technician Chief Culinary Specialist Chief Cultural & Leisure Officers Association Chief Customer Officer Chief Damage Controlman Chief Dan George Middle School Chief Data Processing Technician Chief Data Systems Technician Chief Dental Technician Chief Deputy United States Marshal Chief Deputy Warden Chief Development and Marketing Officer

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