TOO MANY CHIEFS AND NOT ENOUGH INDIANS

Meaning of TOO MANY CHIEFS AND NOT ENOUGH INDIANS in English

too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks...

Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many chiefs and not enough Indians.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

TOO MANY CHIEFS AND NOT ENOUGH INDIANS — ( BrE , informal ) used to describe a situation in which there are too many people telling other people …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO MANY CHIEFS AND NOT ENOUGH INDIANS — too many directors and not enough workers, too many cooks... Everybody tried to be the boss. We had too many …
English Idioms vocab
NOT — I. |nät, usu -äd.+V adverb or -nt or -n't (ə)n(t), ( ə )n(t) ; also -not (|)nät sometimes -_nət, usu …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MANY — I. ˌmenē, -ni sometimes _mən- adjective ( more (|)mō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōəˌ-ȯ(ə) ; most (|)mōst) Etymology: Middle English many, mony many …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ENOUGH — I. ə̇ˈnəf, ēˈnəf; after t, d(.), s, z, “ or ə nˈəf adjective Etymology: Middle English ynough, inough, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (|)tü adverb Etymology: Middle English to, too, from Old English tō to, too — more at to 1. : in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INDIANS — plural of indian
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHIEFS — plural of chief
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOO — (adv.) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too wide; too …
Английский словарь Webster
TOO — ( adv. ) Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is too long, too short, or too …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOO — /tooh/ , adv. 1. in addition; also; furthermore; moreover: young, clever, and rich too. 2. to an excessive extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANY — /men"ee/ , adj., more, most , n., pron. adj. 1. constituting or forming a large number; numerous: many people. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ENOUGH — /i nuf"/ , adj. 1. adequate for the want or need; sufficient for the purpose or to satisfy desire: enough …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MANY — I. ˈme-nē adjective ( more ˈmȯr ; most ˈmōst) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English manig; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ENOUGH — I. i-ˈnəf, ē-, ə- adjective Etymology: Middle English ynough, from Old English genōg (akin to Old High German ginuog enough), …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adverb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tō to, too — more at to Date: before 12th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOO — adv likewise; also; in addition. 2. too ·adv over; more than enough; noting excess; as, a thing is too …
Webster English vocab
MANY — adj a large or considerable number. 2. many ·noun a retinue of servants; a household. 3. many (·adj / ·pron) …
Webster English vocab
ENOUGH — interj an exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form of it is enough. 2. enough ·adv in a degree or …
Webster English vocab
MANY — [many] adj more ; most [ME, fr. OE manig; akin to OHG manag many, OCS munogu much] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
ENOUGH — [enough] adj [ME ynough, fr. OE genog (akin to OHG ginuog enough), fr. ge- (perfective prefix) + -nog; akin to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOO — / tuː; NAmE / adverb 1. used before adjectives and adverbs to say that sth is more than is good, …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — / ˈmeni; NAmE / determiner , pronoun 1. used with plural nouns and verbs, especially in negative sentences or in …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENOUGH — / ɪˈnʌf; NAmE / determiner , pronoun , adverb ■ determiner used before plural or uncountable nouns to mean 'as …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO — too S1 W1 /tuː/ BrE AmE adverb [ Language: Old English ; Origin: to 'to, too' ] 1 . [+ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NOT — not S1 W1 /nɒt $ nɑːt/ BrE AmE adverb [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: nought ] 1 . used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MANY — man ‧ y S1 W1 /ˈmeni/ BrE AmE determiner , pronoun , adjective [ Language: Old English ; Origin: manig …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ENOUGH — I. e ‧ nough 1 S1 W1 /ɪˈnʌf/ BrE AmE adverb [always after a verb, adjective, or adverb] 1 . …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ENOUGH — adj., n., adv., & int. --adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOO — adv. 1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MANY — adj. & n. adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ENOUGH — adj., n., adv., & int. adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOO — adv.1 to a greater extent than is desirable, permissible, or possible for a specified or understood purpose (too colourful for …
Oxford English vocab
MANY — adj. & n. --adj. (more; most) great in number; numerous (many times; many people; many a person; his reasons were …
Oxford English vocab
ENOUGH — adj., n., adv., & int. --adj. as much or as many as required (we have enough apples; we do not …
Oxford English vocab
TOO — I. ADDING SOMETHING OR RESPONDING /tu:/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NOT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Not' is often shortened to 'n’t' …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use many to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ENOUGH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Enough means as much as you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MANY — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ to indicate that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ENOUGH — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Enough means as much as you …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOT
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MANY — determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a little/many/some/any more ▪ Can I have a little more time to finish? ▪ Are …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ENOUGH
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOO — (MORE) [adverb] [not gradable] - more than is needed or wanted; more than is suitable or enoughYou're too fat.I can't …
Cambridge English vocab
MANY — [determiner], [pronoun] - a large number (of); a lot (of)Many people would disagree with your ideas.Rachel was at the party …
Cambridge English vocab
ENOUGH — [determiner], [pronoun], [adverb] - as much as is necessary; in the amount or to the degree neededIs there enough cake/Are …
Cambridge English vocab
TOO — Synonyms and related words : above, additionally, again, all included, along, also, altogether, among other things, and all, and also, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MANY — Synonyms and related words : a mass of, a world of, abounding, abundance, abundant, affluent, all-sufficing, ample, aplenty, army, assorted, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ENOUGH — Synonyms and related words : abundance, abundantly, acceptably, adequacy, adequate, adequate supply, adequately, adequateness, admissibly, agreeably, ample, ampleness, amply, bare …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
MANY — See: GOOD MANY or GREAT MANY, IN SO MANY WORDS, SO MANY.
Slang English vocab
ENOUGH — See: GIVE ONE ENOUGH ROPE, AND HE WILL HANG HIMSELF, KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN, LET …
Slang English vocab
TOO — See ↑ AND/ALSO 1, ↑ TOO/TOO MUCH 1 ◆◆◆ • ↑ about time too • ↑ be too big/small • …
Longman Activator English vocab
NOT — INDEX: 1. not 2. stronger expressions meaning not 3. not one thing and not the other RELATED WORDS see also …
Longman Activator English vocab
MANY — See ↑ LOT 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a great many • ↑ how many • ↑ how many times • …
Longman Activator English vocab
ENOUGH — See ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ good enough • ↑ have enough • ↑ have had enough • …
Longman Activator English vocab
TOO — adv. 25B6; adverb invasion would be too risky : EXCESSIVELY, overly, over, unduly, immoderately, inordinately, unreasonably, extremely, very; informal too-too. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
INDIANS — ➡ Native American
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
MANY — adj. 1 numerous, multitudinous, myriad, profuse, innumerable, numberless, uncountable Many people have an irrational fear of spiders 2 diverse, multifarious, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MANY — See: GOOD MANY or GREAT MANY, IN SO MANY WORDS, SO MANY.
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