词组 | all chiefs and no Indians; too many chiefs and not enough Indians |
释义 | all chiefs and no Indians; too many chiefs and not enough Indians a situation in which too many people are giving orders and too few are available to obey; a top-heavy command structure US Military coinage, meaning all officers not other ranks. Senator William Proxmire was quoted in the New York Times as saying that the US was “nearing the point where we have all chiefs and no Indians”.
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