English Dictionary

too many chiefs and not enough Indians

phrase

Too many leaders or managers and not enough people doing actual, useful work.

There are too many chiefs and not enough Indians in this company.

意味（1）

Too many leaders or managers and not enough people doing actual, useful work.

[V]eterans attribute a lack of money and the consequent need to rely heavily on volunteers in scheduling and the poor advance work for the candidate's appearances. Some Democratic politicians have described the problem as a case of “too many chiefs and not enough Indians.”