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:
- as crooked as a dog's hind leg
- to hound (someone)
- as clean as a hound's tooth
- fight like cats and dogs
- hair of the dog that bit one
- lead a dog's life
- dog in the manger
- see a man about a dog
- top dog
- every dog has his day
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks
- call the dogs off
- dog and pony show
- as sick as a dog
- in the doghouse