TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH

Meaning of TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH in English

too many managers cause problems, too many chiefs...

The structure failed because it was designed by a group of architects. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

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

TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — too many people involved ruin the cooking, a matter which is undertaken by too many individuals will not succeed
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — ( saying ) if too many people are involved in doing sth, it will not be done well
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — = too many cooks spoil the stew
Slang English vocab
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — too many managers cause problems, too many chiefs... The structure failed because it was designed by a group of architects. …
English Idioms vocab
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — A project is likely to go bad if managed by a multiplicity of primary movers. A proverb. When several people …
American Idioms English vocabulary
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — у семи нянек дитя без глазу
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — у семи нянек дитя без глазу
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
TOO MANY COOKS SPOIL THE BROTH — Слишком много поваров портят похлебку. Ср. У семи нянек дитя без глазу
Английские поговорки
TOO
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPOIL — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a spoilt/spoiled child (= allowed to do or have whatever he or she wants, …
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
BROTH — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Scotch broth COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN chicken ▪ She had brought a bowl of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BROTH — bullion; consommé
English interlingue dictionary
SPOIL — I. ˈspȯil, esp before pause or consonant -ȯiəl; dial ˈspī(ə)l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English spoile, from Middle …
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
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
COOKS — plural of cook present third singular of cook
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BROTH — ˈbrȯ]th also -rä] noun ( plural broths ]ths, ](th)z) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German …
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
SPOIL — (v. i.) To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.
Английский словарь Webster
SPOIL — (v. t.) To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have …
Английский словарь Webster
SPOIL — (v. t.) To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the …
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
SPOIL — ( v. t. ) To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOIL — ( v. t. ) To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name …
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
SPOIL — — spoilable , adj. — spoilless , adj. /spoyl/ , v. , spoiled or spoilt, spoiling , n. v.t. 1. …
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
BROTH — — brothy , adj. /brawth, broth/ , n. 1. thin soup of concentrated meat or fish stock. 2. water that …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SPOIL — I. ˈspȯi(-ə)l noun Etymology: Middle English spoile, from Anglo-French espuille, from espuiller Date: 14th century 1. a. : plunder taken …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
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
BROTH — noun ( plural broths ˈbrȯths, ˈbrȯthz) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German brod broth, Old …
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
SPOIL — noun corruption; cause of corruption. 2. spoil ·vi to practice plunder or robbery. 3. spoil ·noun that which is gained …
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
SPOIL — [spoil] n [ME spoile, fr. MF espoille, fr. L spolia, pl. of spolium animal skin--more at spill] (14c) 1 a: …
Merriam-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
BROTH — [broth] n, pl broths [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG brod broth, OE breowan to brew] (bef. 12c) 1: liquid …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BROTH — broth BrE AmE brɒθ brɔːθ AmE brɔːθ brɑːθ ▷ broths brɒθs brɔːθs, brɔːðz AmE brɔːθs brɑːθs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
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
SPOIL — / spɔɪl; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( spoiled , spoiled / spɔɪld; NAmE /) ( BrE also …
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
BROTH — / brɒθ; NAmE brɔːθ/ noun [ U , C ] thick soup made by boiling meat or fish and vegetables …
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
SPOIL — I. spoil 1 S3 /spɔɪl/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle spoiled or spoilt /spɔɪlt/ British English …
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
BROTH — broth /brɒθ $ brɒːθ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Language: Old English ] soup with meat, rice, or …
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
SPOIL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spoilt or spoiled) 1 tr. a damage; diminish the value of (was …
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
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
SPOIL — v. & n. v. (past and past part. spoilt or spoiled) 1 tr. a damage; diminish the value of (was …
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
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
SPOIL — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. spoilt or spoiled) 1. tr. a damage; diminish the value of (was …
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
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
SPOIL — ( spoils, spoiling, spoiled, spoilt) Note: American English uses the form 'spoiled' as the past tense and past participle. British …
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
BROTH — ( broths) Broth is a kind of soup. It usually has vegetables or rice in it. N-VAR
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
BROTH — (~s) Broth is a kind of soup. It usually has vegetables or rice in it. N-VAR
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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

English Idioms vocabulary

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