Chinese fire drill

"Chinese fire drill" is a slang term for a situation that is chaotic or confusing, possibly due to poor or misunderstood instructions.[1] It may also be known as a Polish fire drill[2] or, increasingly, simply as a fire drill.[3]

  1. ^ Partridge, Eric (2008). The Concise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English. New York: Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 978-0-203-96211-4.
  2. ^ https://thorne_slang.en-academic.com/5092/Polish_fire_drill
  3. ^ "Corporate Fire Drills — and How to Stop Them". 3 November 2020.