tail wagging the dog
ситуация, когда кто-либо незначительный держит всё под контролем
Jim is just a minor employee in the firm, yet he tries to give everyone orders; I think it's a case of the tail wagging the dog.
Другие идиомы:
- lead a dog's life
- go to the dogs
- see a man about a dog
- let sleeping dogs lie
- fight like cats and dogs
- as clean as a hound's tooth
- every dog has his day
- dog in the manger
- top dog
- put on the dog
- to hound (someone)
- hair of the dog that bit one
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks
- rain cats and dogs
- dog-eat-dog