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Frank Richards

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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hell and high water

[hell and high water] {n. phr.} Troubles or difficulties of any kind. * /After John's father died he went through hell and […]

put someone on

[put someone on] {v.} To play a joke on someone by saying or doing things that are only pretense; kid. * /When the voice on […]