English Explanatory Dictionary

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

English dictionary entry

Meanings

phrase
  1. Too many leaders or managers and not enough people doing actual, useful work.
noun
  1. Alternative form of too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

Word forms

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

Related words

too many cooks spoil the broth
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