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单词 the tail wags the dog
释义

the tail wags the dog

the less important or subsidiary factor, person, or thing dominates a situation; the usual roles are reversed
尾巴摇狗(处于从属地位的人或事物控制局势); 本末倒置:

the financing system is becoming the tail that wags the dog.

真是尾巴摇狗:金融系统反而逐渐地在控制一切了。

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