Swimming in the kool-aid, but don’t know the flavor.


sometimes heard in military circles, the phrase denotes someone who is overly-involved but doesn’t really know what is going involved.

usually used to point out a micro-manager who misses the forest for the trees.
upon seeing a clueless officer trying (and failing) to prepare a rifle-launched grappling hook for use (not his job), a soldier might state to another, “man, the lt is swimming in the kool-aid, but don’t know the flavor.”

variations include “all up in my kool-aid, and don’t know the mix”, or the abbreviated “swimming in it.”

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