| 短语 | the tail wags the dog |
| 释义 | the tail wags the dog the less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation; the usual roles are reversed 尾巴摇狗（处于从属地位的人或事物控制局势）; 本末倒置： the financing system is becoming the tail that wags the dog. 真是尾巴摇狗：金融系统反而逐渐地在控制一切了。 the tail wags the dog 见TAIL1. |
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