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61 keep in sight
Синонимический ряд:follow (verb) dog; follow; shadow; stalk; tail; trace; track; trail; watch -
62 wiggle
1. n разг. покачивание; вихляние; виляние; ёрзание2. v разг. покачивать; крутить3. v разг. покачиваться; ёрзать4. v разг. пробираться, протискиваться5. v разг. тех. колебатьсяСинонимический ряд:1. move around (verb) bump and grind; fidget; jiggle the hips; move around; squiggle; squirm; waggle; worm; wriggle; writhe2. shake (verb) jiggle; shake; shimmer
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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 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 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
the tail wagging the dog — minority controlling the majority If criminals get more rights, the tail will be wagging the dog … English idioms
(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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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
tail wagging the dog — This expression refers to a situation where there is a reversal of roles, with the small or minor element having a controlling influence on the most important element. If you let your children decide on everything, it will be a case of the … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions