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WowJessy Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Tail wags a dog

What does 'Tail wags a dog' means ?!?!?
  

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Hi, 'The tail is wagging the dog' refers to a situation in which the least important part has more influence than the most important part. Details here. html The point, of course, is that the normal situation is the dog wags the tail.

  • Hi, 'The tail is wagging the dog' refers to a situation in which the least important part has more influence than the most important part.
  • Details here.
  • html The point, of course, is that the normal situation is the dog wags the tail.
  • Clive
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Hi,

'The tail is wagging the dog' refers to a situation in which the least important part has more influence than the most important part.

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Many thanks to you Clive Emotion: smile
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Apropos, this is a nice little ditty from the movie Wag the Dog:

Why does the dog wag its tail?
Because the dog is smarter than the tail.
If the tail were smarter, it would wag the dog.

Wil

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