- tail wags dog
- Abbreviation: twd
Универсальный русско-английский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный русско-английский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
tail wags the dog — Said of situations in which a minor part is in control of the whole. * /He is just a minor employee at the firm, yet he gives everyone orders, a case of the tail wagging the dog./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tail wags the dog — Said of situations in which a minor part is in control of the whole. * /He is just a minor employee at the firm, yet he gives everyone orders, a case of the tail wagging the dog./ … Dictionary of American idioms
tail\ wags\ the\ dog — Said of situations in which a minor part is in control of the whole. He is just a minor employee at the firm, yet he gives everyone orders, a case of the tail wagging the dog … Словарь американских идиом
the tail wags the dog — I the less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation; the usual roles are reversed the financing system is becoming the tail that wags the dog II see tail I … Useful english dictionary
Dog communication — It is important to look at the dog s whole body and not just the mouth or tail before deciding what the dog is trying to communicate. What appears initially as aggression might be an invitation to play. Dog communication refers to body movements… … Wikipedia
tail*/*/ — [teɪl] noun I 1) [C] a part that sticks out at the back of an animal s body When a dog is happy, it wags its tail.[/ex] 2) [C] the part at the back of a plane 3) [singular]the tail of sth the back or end of something at the tail of the queue[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
Spot the Dog — is a series of books by Eric Hill, which were later made into a popular children s animation for BBC television by David McKee s King Rollo Films .First published in 1980, Where s Spot was inspired by the reaction of Eric s 2 year old son to an… … Wikipedia
TWD — Tail Wags Dog Contributor: MSFC … NASA Acronyms
wag — I. /wæg / (say wag) verb (wagged, wagging) –verb (t) 1. to move from side to side, forwards and backwards, or up and down, especially rapidly and repeatedly: the dog wagged its tail. 2. to move (the tongue) in talking. 3. to shake (a finger) at… …
wag — wag1 [wæg] v past tense and past participle wagged present participle wagging [Date: 1200 1300; : Old English; Origin: wagian to shake ] 1.) [I and T] if a dog wags its tail, or if its tail wags, the dog moves its tail many times from one side to … Dictionary of contemporary English
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy — infobox Book | name = The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy orig title = translator = author = John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt cover artist = country = United States language = English series = classification = Non fiction genre = Politics… … Wikipedia