chief cook and bottle-washer

chief cook and bottle washer

One who is 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.

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

chief cook and bottle-washer

a person who performs a variety of important but routine tasks. informal

See also: and, chief, cook

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