单词 | tail wagging the dog, the |
释义 | tail wagging the dog, theA small or unimportant factor or element governing an important one; a reversal of the proper roles. For example, She found herself explaining the new therapy to her doctor—a real case of the tail wagging the dog. [c. 1900] Words nearby tail wagging the dog, theSuppliants, The, Swan Lake, The, The Swiss Family Robinson, The Symposium, theta, tail wagging the dog, the, Tale of Genji, The, talk of the town, the, Taming of the Shrew, The, theta rhythm, Tatler, The The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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