the tail wagging the dog meaning in English
尾巴摇狗（次要部分支配或决定全局）
Examples
- The tail wags the dog .
小人物掌权。 - The tail wags the dog
上下颠倒；小人物掌权。 - It ' s a depressing environment to work in and a typical case of the tail wagging the dog
这种工作环境使人觉得很压抑，真是一个主次颠倒的典型事例。 - Instead of the doctors giving the porters orders , we were telling the doctors what to do ! it was a case of the tail wagging the dog
不是医生向勤务工发号施令，而是我对医生说该做什么。这是上下颠倒的一个实例。 - They are still walking a path that has many diversions , where , if they are not careful , they could end up with the cart before the horse or the tail wagging the dog , with debilitating consequences
它们所走的路有许多分支小径，很容易便会走错，最终可能会本末倒置，削弱本身的金融实力。