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                           Phrase(s): the tail wagging the dog  a situation where a small part is controlling the whole of something.  •  John was just hired yesterday, and today he’s bossing everyone around. It’s a case of the tail wagging the dog.  •  Why is this small matter taking so much time? Now it’s the tail wagging the dog!
                           
                           
                           
                           
                        
    
                       
                    
                        
                        
                        
                    
 
                    
                        McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs