У семи нянек дитя без глазу
With accent marks:
У семи́ ня́нек дитя́ без гла́зу.
Translation:
~ Seven babysitters make the kid to lose an eye.
Meaning:
The more people take on one task, the less attention is paid to the task.
The closest English equivalent: too many cooks spoil the broth.
Other Russian proverbs
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Бесплатный сыр только в мышеловке
Free cheese is only in a mousetrap.
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An old friend is better than two new ones.
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Fear has big eyes.
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Всё хорошо, что хорошо кончается
All is well that ends well.
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Who is talking about what, and a lousy one about the bath.
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Time for business, an hour for fun.
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Яблоко от яблони недалеко падает
The apple never falls far from the tree.
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Жизнь прожить – не поле перейти
To live a life is not the same (not as easy) as to go through a field.
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