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17:31 Oct 28, 2015 |
French to English translations [PRO] Marketing - Marketing / Market Research / feedback from survey by fast food chain | |||||||
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I like this short article on the expression |
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Labyrinthine system Explanation: Suggestion |
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bureaucracy gone mad Explanation: bureaucracy run riot |
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white elephant Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant Probably rather more approrpiate for hare-brain projects ad/or expensive projects that are just a waste of time. |
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neither use nor ornament ; to get nowhere fast Explanation: Another expression sometimes used to describe a set-up which makes a lot of noise but achieves nothing. In conext, you might even be able to say : "is getting us nowhere fast." |
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a case of Parkinson's Law gone out of control Explanation: .. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2015-10-29 03:51:29 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- large companies do tend to generate internal bureaucracy than can be as nightmarish as the state bureaucray |
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impenetrable jungle Explanation: https://www.google.es/url?q=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/scien... This very first result from a Google search seems highly relevant. |
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