詞彙 "too many chiefs, and not enough Indians" 在中文的含義

"too many chiefs, and not enough Indians" 在英語中是什麼意思?與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

too many chiefs, and not enough Indians

US /tuː ˈmɛni tʃiːfs ænd nɑːt ɪˈnʌf ˈɪndiənz/
UK /tuː ˈmɛni tʃiːfs ænd nɒt ɪˈnʌf ˈɪndiənz/
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成語

指揮者多而勞動者少

a situation where there are too many people giving orders and not enough people to carry them out

範例:
The project is failing because there are too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
項目失敗了,因為指揮的人太多,幹活的人太少
We don't need another manager; we have too many chiefs and not enough Indians as it is.
我們不需要另一個經理了;現狀已經是指揮的人太多,幹活的人太少