the tail wags the dog
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tail wags the dog — Said of situations in which a minor part is in control of the whole. * /He is just a minor employee at the firm, yet he gives everyone orders, a case of the tail wagging the dog./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tail wags the dog — Said of situations in which a minor part is in control of the whole. * /He is just a minor employee at the firm, yet he gives everyone orders, a case of the tail wagging the dog./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tail\ wags\ the\ dog — Said of situations in which a minor part is in control of the whole. He is just a minor employee at the firm, yet he gives everyone orders, a case of the tail wagging the dog … Словарь американских идиом
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tail*/*/ — [teɪl] noun I 1) [C] a part that sticks out at the back of an animal s body When a dog is happy, it wags its tail.[/ex] 2) [C] the part at the back of a plane 3) [singular]the tail of sth the back or end of something at the tail of the queue[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
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