tail wagging the dog

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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 that would be a case of the tail wagging the dog.

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tack on
tag along
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tail between legs
tail end of
tail off

tail wagging the dog
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tailor-made
tailor-made for
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take a back seat
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