sea of meetings; endless meetings
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sea of meetings; overwhelming number of meetings
formalA metaphor describing an excessive and cumbersome number of meetings, often implying inefficiency, bureaucracy, and waste of time. Always used figuratively. Commonly paired with '文山' (mountain of paperwork).
The phenomenon of mountains of paperwork and a sea of meetings in the organization is still serious, severely affecting work efficiency.
We must resolutely oppose bureaucracy and break down the mountains of paperwork and seas of meetings.
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He is drowned in a sea of meetings every day and has no time at all to handle practical work.
Grassroots cadres often complain that it's too hard to extricate themselves from the mountains of paperwork and seas of meetings.
If this culture of endless meetings doesn't change, there's no way to talk about corporate innovation.