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Too many whiskers spoil the broth.

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too many cooks spoil the broth

[too many cooks spoil the broth] or [stew] A project is likely to go bad if managed by a multiplicity of primary movers. - A proverb. * /When several people […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

scotch broth

[scotch broth] {n.} A thick barley soup with vegetables and mutton or beef. * /Mother cooked a hearty scotch broth for dinner./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

broth

[broth] See: [SCOTCH BROTH]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

spoil for

[spoil for] {v. phr.} To want something very badly; be belligerent or pugnacious about something. * /After a few drinks it became embarrassingly evident that Hal was spoiling for a […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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make out

[make out] {v.} 1. To write the facts asked for (as in an application blank or a report form); fill out. * /The teacher made […]

mixed blessing

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Charles F. Kettering

(1876-1958) U.S. inventorindustrialist You can be sincere and still be stupid.

rgr

[rgr] "Roger" aka "affirmative" or "10-4", radio talk; "Roger that", meaning "message acknowledged".

banana oil

[banana oil] {n.}, {slang} Flattery that is an obvious exaggeration; statements that are obviously made with an ulterior […]

over the top

[over the top] {adv. phr.} 1. Out of the trenches and against the enemy. * /The plan was to spend the night in the trenches […]