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Phrase(s): 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.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs