wag /wæg/●the tail (is) wagging the ˈdog ( let the tail wag the ˈdog) used to describe a situation where a small, unimportant thing controls a larger, more important thing本末倒置；喧宾夺主◆In this company the workers tell the manager what he can and cannot do. It’s a real case of the tail wagging the dog.这家公司里是雇员规定经理的职权范围，真是上下颠倒。●tongues ˈwag (informal) there is a lot of talk about sb’s private life, etc.风言风语；议论纷纷；说闲话◆Don’t tell anyone your secret — you know how tongues wag around here.别把你的秘密告诉任何人，你知道这儿的人多么爱嚼舌根。