"wag the dog" 怎么发音

expression

WAG thuh DOG

释义

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.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈwæɡ/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈdɔɡ

英式英语

wˈæɡ/ /ðə, ði/ /dˈɒɡ

简化发音

美式

WAG thuh DOG

英式

WAG thuh DOG

语境中听

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.