too many chiefs and not enough indians
1too 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 …
2too 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 …
3too 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… …
4too 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 …
5too 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 …
6too 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) …
7too 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 …
8too 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 …
9too 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 …
10chief — chief1 W2S2 [tʃi:f] adj 1.) [only before noun] highest in rank ▪ He was recently appointed chief economist at the Bank of Scotland. ▪ the government s chief medical officer 2.) most important = ↑main →↑chiefly ▪ One of the chief causes of crime… …
