"The tail is too big to fall off" means that the tail is too big and cannot turn around properly. In the old days, it was a metaphor for subordinates who were very powerful and unable to command and dispatch; now it is a metaphor for a huge organization and ineffective command.

Pinyin: wěi dà bù diào

Explanation: drop: shake. The tail is too big and cannot turn well. In the old days, it was a metaphor that subordinates were very powerful and could not be commanded and dispatched. The current metaphor is that the organization is huge and the command is ineffective.

Source: "Zuo Zhuan·The Eleventh Year of Zhao Gong": "The end of the boat will be broken, but the tail will not fall off, you know it." The soldiers are weak and have been stalemate with me for a long time. ★ Ming·Lang Ying's "Seven Revised Manuscripts·The Beginning and End of Zhang Youliang"

Examples of sentences for "The tail is too big to fall off":

1. I originally just wanted to write a short piece, but I couldn't stop writing, and now the tail is too big to fall off. I don’t know how to clean it up either.

2. And, importantly, they can easily borrow funds just because they are considered too big to lose.

3. If that is the case, Texas may one day go the way of California and be overwhelmed by an over-expanded public security department.

4. There is a problem with the funding control of this project. Even if the budget is increased all the way, it still cannot be completed. It is really a big problem.