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1 the tail wagging the dog
"хвост виляет собакой", т. е. меньшинство командует большинством, подчинённый командует начальником и т. п.; ≈ яйца курицу учат [из стихотворения Р. Киплинга ‘The Conundrum of the Workshops’:We know that the tail must wag the dog, for the horse is drawn by the cart;But the Devil whoops, as he whooped of old: ‘It's clever, but is it Art?’]This, then is the city of which Hollywood is a suburb, almost the tail that wags the dog. (J. B. Priestley, ‘Midnight on the Desert’, ch. 10) — Так вот каков Лос-Анджелес, в предместье которого находится Голливуд - этот отпрыск, затмивший славой своего отца.
As significant as the method of binary oppositions may be, one is still left with the impression that the system dominates the data - in other words the tail wags the dog. (‘World’) — Как бы ни был прекрасен метод бинарных противопоставлений, создается впечатление, что система доминирует над языковыми данными, или, как говорится, "хвост виляет собакой".
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2 (the) tail of a comet
the tail of a comet (of the plane, of the kite, of the train) хвост кометы (самолёта, воздушного змея, поезда)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) tail of a comet
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3 (the) tail of the
the tail of the/a letter (of the/a note) хвостик буквы (ноты) -
4 (the) tail of the car
the tail of the car (of the cart) задок машины (телеги)English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) tail of the car
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5 the tail of a coin
the tail of a coincoroa. -
6 the tail wagging (or wags) the dog
"xвocт виляeт coбaкoй", мeньшинcтвo кoмaндуeт бoльшинcтвoм, пoдчинённый кoмaндуeт нaчaльникoм и т. п.; яйцa куpицу учaт [выpaжeниe coздaнo P. Kиплингoм]This, then is the city of which Hollywood is a suburb, almost the tail that wags the dog (J. B. Priestley)Concise English-Russian phrasebook > the tail wagging (or wags) the dog
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7 (the) tail of the tail-coat
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) tail of the tail-coat
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8 the sting is in the tail
Пословица: жёлчь (весь яд, все самое неприятное) приберегают к концу, жало (у пчелы) в хвостеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the sting is in the tail
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9 the tail is wagging the dog
Общая лексика: яйцо курицу учитУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the tail is wagging the dog
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10 the sting is in the tail
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11 the tail cannot shake the dog
хвіст не повинен махати собакою ≅ про те махає пес хвостом, що хвіст не може махати псомEnglish-Ukrainian dictionary of proverbs > the tail cannot shake the dog
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12 (the) tail cars of the train
хвостовые/задние вагоны поездаEnglish-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) tail cars of the train
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13 (the) tail end of the first act
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) tail end of the first act
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14 (the) tail lights of the car
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) tail lights of the car
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15 (the) tail lights of the train
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) tail lights of the train
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16 (the) tail of the wing
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) tail of the wing
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17 the tail of a conversation
Общая лексика: конец разговораУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > the tail of a conversation
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18 the tail end
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19 (the) tail of a shirt
English-Russian combinatory dictionary > (the) tail of a shirt
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20 at the tail of
См. также в других словарях:
the tail wagging the dog — (informal) A situation in which the less important element or factor controls or influences the more important • • • Main Entry: ↑tail * * * the tail wagging the dog see ↑tail, 1 • • • Main Entry: ↑dog the tail wagging the dog informal used to … Useful english dictionary
the tail end — the last part of something I came late to the meeting and only caught the tail end. the tail end of summer She is at the tail end of her career. • • • Main Entry: ↑tail end … Useful english dictionary
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(the) tail end of something — the tail end of (something) the last part of something. I just caught the tail end of the news. Despite being at the tail end of an exhausting tour, she delivered a sparkling performance … New idioms dictionary
(the) tail end of — the tail end of (something) the last part of something. I just caught the tail end of the news. Despite being at the tail end of an exhausting tour, she delivered a sparkling performance … New idioms dictionary
(the) tail end — the tail end UK US noun the very last part of something We just caught the tail end of the show. Thesaurus: ends, finishes and final stagessynonym … Useful english dictionary
(the) tail wagging the dog — the tail wagging the dog informal phrase used for saying that a situation is stupid because something important is being decided or controlled by something less important Thesaurus: words used to describe situations and circumstanceshyponym… … Useful english dictionary
(the) tail (is) wagging the dog — the tail (is) wagging the ˈdog idiom used to describe a situation in which the most important aspect is being influenced and controlled by sb/sth that is not as important Main entry: ↑tailidiom … Useful english dictionary
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(the) tail wagging the dog — if you describe a situation as the tail wagging the dog, you mean that the least important part of a situation has too much influence over the most important part. Steve thinks we should buy an orange carpet to match the lampshade but I think… … New idioms dictionary
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