Cómo Pronunciar "wag the dog"

expression

WAG thuh DOG

Definición

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.

Transcripción IPA

Inglés Americano

ˈwæɡ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɔɡ

Inglés Británico

wˈæɡ/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɒɡ

Pronunciación Simplificada

EE.UU.

WAG thuh DOG

Escucha en Contexto

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.