Everyone on that committee wants to be in charge. Too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
•We'll never finish this project if everyone keeps trying to give orders. There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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 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 — 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) — 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 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 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, 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
chief — 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… … Dictionary of contemporary English
chief */*/*/ — I UK [tʃiːf] / US [tʃɪf] adjective [only before noun] 1) main or most important Unemployment was the chief cause of poverty during the 1930s. Dana had always considered her looks her chief asset. The majority of the market has gone to their chief … English dictionary
