the tail wags the dog

更新日期：2026-08-14

词语	the tail wags the dog
释义	the tail wags the dog the less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation; the usual roles are reversed 尾巴摇狗（处于从属地位的人或事物控制局势）; 本末倒置： the financing system is becoming the tail that wags the dog. 真是尾巴摇狗：金融系统反而逐渐地在控制一切了。 the tail wags the dog 见TAIL1.
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