tail wagging the dog
ситуация, когда кто-либо незначительный держит всё под контролем
Пример использования идиомы tail wagging the dog:
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.
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Другие идиомы:
- let sleeping dogs lie
- you can't teach an old dog new tricks
- call the dogs off
- dog and pony show
- as clean as a hound's tooth
- to hound (someone)
- go to the dogs
- rain cats and dogs
- shaggy dog story
- dog-eat-dog
- top dog
- fight like cats and dogs
- hair of the dog that bit one
- put on the dog
- lead a dog's life