broth Idiom, Proverb

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. Too many cooks spoil the broth.

brother

1. man of the same group; friend. In the Bible you will read "brethern", which is used in the same meaning
2. African-American male

one's brother's keeper

Idiom(s): be one's brother's keeper

Theme: RESPONSIBILITY

to be responsible for someone else.
• I can't force these kids to go to school and get an education so they can get jobs. I am not my brother's keeper.
• You can't expect me to be my brother's keeper. Each of us should be responsible!

Too many cooks spoil the broth.

If too many people are involved in something, it will not be done properly.

scotch broth|broth|scotch

n. A thick barley soup with vegetables and mutton or beef. Mother cooked a hearty scotch broth for dinner.

too many cooks spoil the broth|broth|cooks|spoil|s

A project is likely to go bad if managed by a multiplicity of primary movers.

A proverb. When several people acted all at once in trying to reshape the company's investment policy, Tom spoke up and said, "Let me do this by myself! Don't you know that too many cooks spoil the broth?"

broth

broth
see too many cooks spoil the broth.