be like herding cats



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be like herding cats

To be very unwieldy or unmanageable; to be nearly impossible to organize. Usually said of a group of people. Getting all of the extended family into their right places for the reunion photo was like herding cats! It's like herding cats trying to manage all these different software development teams.
See also: cat, herd, like

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Salvatrice-Italian
Angharad-Welsh, Welsh Mythology
Dinesha-Hinduism
AdİLe-Turkish
JacklynJAK-linEnglish
Anandi-Indian, Hindi