wear many hats
Hold multiple positions
To wear many hats is to hold multiple roles or responsibilities, often simultaneously.
Someone who wears many hats at work might handle marketing, accounting, and customer service.
The phrase acknowledges versatility, though it can also suggest being stretched thin: In a small startup, everyone wears many hats.
- versatileCapable in varied contexts
- juggleToss objects cyclically
- spinning platesBalancing rotating dishes aloft
- multitaskHandle concurrent activities
- jack of all tradesSkilled broadly, not deeply
jack-of-all-trades · flexible · roles · adaptable · fill in the gaps · stretch · pivot · generalist · chameleon · moonlight · all-rounder · entrepreneur · run the show · hustle · startup · chief cook and bottle washer · resourceful · overworked
- clothing idiomsfit like a glove, dressed to the nines, dressed to kill, caught with pants down, at the drop of a hat
- work idiomsburning out, rat race, climb the ladder, glass ceiling, golden handshake
- adaptabilityadapt, flexibility, resilience, adaptability, pliability
- Leadership idiomslead by example, take the reins, at the helm, call the shots, take charge
- versatilityversatile, adaptable, flexible, all-purpose, multipurpose
- Work JargonASAP, FYI, EOD, synergy, deliverable
wear many hatsspecialize
Focus on particular field
one-trick pony · stay in one's lane · specialist · specialized · single-minded
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