too many chiefs and not enough Indians

酋长太多,却没有足够的印第安人。用来形容组织或团队中高层管理者或领导者过多而基层员工不足的情况,导致领导层过于庞大或权力过分集中。
口语·书面·批评管理失衡
英文释义 Too many people giving orders or wanting to be in charge, and not enough people actually doing the work
例句
This project is failing because there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
典故来源 源自北美殖民时期对印第安部落的刻板印象,比喻领导过多而执行者不足。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

enough [ɪ'nʌf]
adv. 足够地,充足地;十分地; adj. 充足的;足够的; n. 充分,足够;满足; int. 够了;
chiefs
n. 族长( chief的复数形式 ); 酋长; 首领; (公司或机构的)首领
indians
n. 印第安人;印度人(Indian的复数)

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一点都不感谢
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take the fall
为他人承担责任
turn the other cheek
转过身去; 对待冒犯或伤害不作回应
the tail wagging the dog
小事烦扰大事
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