1. He works as an odd-job man or possibly, given the nature of the work, as a husband.

2. An odd-job man by day, he operates in Kent during the week and in London on weekends.

3. As a "Mongolian spy odd-job man", serving in the Japanese Army and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he was engaged in spy activities in Mongolia.

4. It was rumoured that Rewi Alley came under political investigation during the so-called "cultural revolution". In fact, it was caused by the irresponsible behavior of an odd-job man in his compound.

5. It's just a matter of time before one of the restaurants or stores on Warren Avenue, which connects Detroit to the nearby city of Dearborn, needs another busboy or odd-job man.