herding the cats

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Definition of herding the cats in English Turkish dictionary

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herding cats

(deyim) Başarılması çok güç iş. Deveye hendek atlatmak

We say a difficult or impossible job is like herding cats.

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Definition of herding the cats in English English dictionary

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herding cats

(deyim) The phrase herding cats comes from the common saying that something involving coordination of many different groups or people is as difficult as herding cats. One of the commonly encountered uses of the term in technical fields is the phrase "Managing programmers is like herding cats" or "Managing engineers is like herding cats". It refers to the individualism common in the stereotypical examples of programmers and domesticated cats. A similar phrase, allegedly of Irish origins, is "Minding mice at a crossroads"

Turkish pronunciation

hırdîng dhi käts

Pronunciation

/ˈhərdəɴɢ ᴛʜē ˈkats/ /ˈhɜrdɪŋ ðiː ˈkæts/