councils of war never fight

proverb Those who are supposed to make important decisions often struggle to do so. I'm not surprised that the board still hasn't approved this change, even with all of their recent meetings—councils of war never fight, after all.

See also: council, fight, never, of, war

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

Councils of war never fight.

Prov. A group of people charged with crucial decisions often cannot act decisively. We tried to convince the boss not to form a committee, but to decide himself. We knew that councils of war never fight.

See also: Council, fight, never, of, war

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

See also:

teach a man to fish
it takes a village
village
tomorrow never comes
best-laid plans go astray, the
the best-laid plans
the best-laid plans go astray
the best-laid plans of mice and men
blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed
For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ...

词组	councils of war never fight
释义	councils of war never fight councils of war never fight proverb Those who are supposed to make important decisions often struggle to do so. I'm not surprised that the board still hasn't approved this change, even with all of their recent meetings—councils of war never fight, after all. See also: council, fight, never, of, war Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. Councils of war never fight. Prov. A group of people charged with crucial decisions often cannot act decisively. We tried to convince the boss not to form a committee, but to decide himself. We knew that councils of war never fight. See also: Council, fight, never, of, war McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: teach a man to fish it takes a village village tomorrow never comes best-laid plans go astray, the the best-laid plans the best-laid plans go astray the best-laid plans of mice and men blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ...
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