كيف تنطق "wag the dog"
expression
WAG thuh DOG
WAG thuh DOG
التعريف
To purposely distract people from something important by focusing attention on something less significant, often used when governments or the media shift focus to hide real problems.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈwæɡ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɔɡ
الإنجليزية البريطانية
wˈæɡ/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɒɡ
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
WAG thuh DOG
بريطاني
WAG thuh DOG
استمع في السياق
The government tried to wag the dog to hide the scandal.
The news was just a way to wag the dog.
People felt the story was made up to wag the dog.
They always wag the dog when something embarrassing happens.