too many chiefs

too many chiefs
too many chiefs (and not enough Indians) too many bosses, and not enough people to do the work.

I can't find anyone to do the photocopying. There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians in this company.


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  • too many chiefs and not enough Indians — too many chiefs (and not enough Indians) too many bosses, and not enough people to do the work. I can t find anyone to do the photocopying. There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians in this company …   New idioms dictionary

  • too many chiefs and not enough indians — When there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians, there are two many managers and not enough workers to work efficiently …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • too many chiefs and not enough Indians — too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks...    Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians …   English idioms

  • too many chiefs and not enough Indians — too many people giving orders and not enough people to carry them out * * * too many ˌchiefs and not enough ˈIndians idiom (BrE, informal) used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not… …   Useful english dictionary

  • too many chiefs (and not enough Indians) — informal phrase used for saying that there are too many people in charge of something and not enough people doing the work Thesaurus: too much, extra and moresynonym Main entry: chief …   Useful english dictionary

  • too many chiefs, not enough indians —    This expression refers to a situation where there are too many people giving instructions and not enough people doing the work.     The business wasn t successful. There were too many chiefs and not enough indians …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • too many chiefs,not enough Indians —    This expression refers to a situation where there are too many people giving instructions and not enough people doing the work.     The business wasn t successful. There were too many chiefs and not enough Indians …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • too many chiefs and not enough Indians —    When there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians, there are two many managers and not enough workers to work efficiently.   (Dorking School Dictionary) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • too many cooks spoil the broth — too many managers cause problems, too many chiefs...    The structure failed because it was designed by a group of architects. Too many cooks spoil the broth …   English idioms

  • Chiefs (novel) — Chiefs   Author(s) Stuart Woods Country …   Wikipedia

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