英语词汇“the tail wags the dog”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

g. the tail wags the dog, the less important or subsidiary factor dominates the situation; the proper roles are reversed.

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the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be of no importance [phrase] > less important or subsidiary factor dominating

the tail wags the dog1935

1907 E. von Arnim Fräulein Schmidt xxvi. 84 Isn't it rather weak to let yourself be led round by the nose..? It is as though instead of a dog wagging its tail the tail should wag the dog.]

1935 F. S. Fitzgerald Let. 11 Mar. (1964) 260 This letter is a case of the tail (the parenthesis) wagging the dog.

1945 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 44 463/1 The aeroplane developing an undamped short period oscillation in which rapid movement of the rudder from side to side plays an essential part—the tail wagging the dog.

1956 W. H. Whyte Organization Man ii. 19 The tail wagged the dog in this case and it still often does.

1968 Listener 4 Jan. 23/3 Most producers are going to continue resisting..indulgence in an academic exercise. There's a danger of the tail wagging the dog.

1980 Truck & Bus Transportation (Surry Hills, New S. Wales) Feb. 26/2 Tractor response during the lane-change manoeuvre shows how the externally-applied force through the fifth wheel induces tractor lateral motion. This is better known as ‘tail wagging the dog’.

单词	the tail wags the dog
释义	> as lemmas the tail wags the dog g. the tail wags the dog, the less important or subsidiary factor dominates the situation; the proper roles are reversed. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > be of no importance [phrase] > less important or subsidiary factor dominating the tail wags the dog1935 1907 E. von Arnim Fräulein Schmidt xxvi. 84 Isn't it rather weak to let yourself be led round by the nose..? It is as though instead of a dog wagging its tail the tail should wag the dog.] 1935 F. S. Fitzgerald Let. 11 Mar. (1964) 260 This letter is a case of the tail (the parenthesis) wagging the dog. 1945 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 44 463/1 The aeroplane developing an undamped short period oscillation in which rapid movement of the rudder from side to side plays an essential part—the tail wagging the dog. 1956 W. H. Whyte Organization Man ii. 19 The tail wagged the dog in this case and it still often does. 1968 Listener 4 Jan. 23/3 Most producers are going to continue resisting..indulgence in an academic exercise. There's a danger of the tail wagging the dog. 1980 Truck & Bus Transportation (Surry Hills, New S. Wales) Feb. 26/2 Tractor response during the lane-change manoeuvre shows how the externally-applied force through the fifth wheel induces tractor lateral motion. This is better known as ‘tail wagging the dog’. extracted from tailn.¹ < as lemmas
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