| 词组 | (there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians |
| 释义 | (there are) too many chiefs and not enough IndiansThere are too many people trying to manage or organize something, and not enough people willing to actually do the work. One of many expressions often considered offensive for making reference to Native American stereotypes or tropes. Everyone wants to be the brains of this project, but there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians! Too many chiefs and not enough Indians.Prov. Too many people want to be the leader, and not enough people are willing to follow to do the detail work. 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. too many chiefs and not enough IndiansOFFENSIVE ortoo many chiefsIf there are too many chiefs or too many chiefs and not enough Indians in an organization, there are too many people in charge and not enough people doing the work. This bank has 21 executive directors. No surprise, then, that some insiders say there are too many chiefs. too many chiefs and not enough Indiansused to describe a situation where there are too many people giving orders and not enough people to carry them out.there are too many ˌchiefs and not enough ˈIndians(British English, informal) used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people what to do, and not enough people to do the worktoo many chiefs and not enough IndiansToo many bosses and not enough workers. This expression, also stated more hyperbolically as all chiefs and no Indians, originated in the first half of the 1900s. Although the term refers to native American tribal organization, it is not considered offensive. |
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