keep no more cats than can catch mice
keep
ki:p
kip
no
nəʊ
new
more
mɔ:
maw
cats
kæts
kāts
than
ðæn
dhān
can
kæn
kān
catch
kæʧ
kāch
mice
maɪs
mais

Definition och betydelse av "keep no more cats than can catch mice"på engelska

keep no more cats than can catch mice
01

used to suggest that one should not keep more resources, tools, or employees than are necessary to accomplish a task or objective, as it can be wasteful and inefficient 

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Exempel
The manager only hired the number of employees necessary to complete the project, as she believed in the saying keep no more cats than can catch mice. 
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