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Proverb from Poland

Polish

Gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść.

“Where there are six cooks, there is nothing to eat.”

Meaning

When too many people work on the same job, it does not get done well. The dictionary: “jeśli zbyt dużo osób wykonuje jakąś pracę, to zamierzone zadanie nie zostaje dobrze wykonane.”

Source

Wielki słownik języka polskiego PAN (Polish Academy of Sciences), entry “Gdzie kucharek sześć, tam nie ma co jeść”

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