(there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "(there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-04-20 03:04

Meaning of (there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians

(there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians British proverb offensive informal UK informal

Used to indicate a situation in which there are too many individuals giving commands and not enough people carrying them out.

If no one works, how long will this project take to complete? There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

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Origin of (there are) too many chiefs and not enough Indians

This phrase first appeared in the early 1900s. 

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