كيف تنطق "the tail wagging the dog"

expression

thuh TAIL WAG-ing thuh DAWG

thuh TAIL WAG-ing thuh DOG

التعريف

A situation where a small or less important part is controlling the whole, instead of the other way around.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈteɪɫ/ /ˈwæɡɪŋ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɔɡ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ðə, ði/ /tˈeɪl/ /wˈæɡɪŋ/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɒɡ

أمريكي

thuh TAIL WAG-ing thuh DAWG

بريطاني

thuh TAIL WAG-ing thuh DOG

The manager lets the intern make all the decisions—it's the tail wagging the dog.

If the marketing team controls the whole company, that's the tail wagging the dog.

When my kids decide what we eat every night, that's the tail wagging the dog.

Honestly, letting one angry customer change our whole policy feels like the tail wagging the dog.