Idioms

tail wagging the dog
a situation where a small part of something controls the larger part
The tail is wagging the dog and the receptionist controls everything in the office.

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  • take (someone or something) at face value
  • take (someone or something) seriously
  • take (someone or something) wrong
  • take (someone or somewhere) by storm
  • take (someone's) breath away
  • take (someone's) part
  • take (someone's) pulse
  • take (someone) at his or her word
  • take (someone) by surprise
  • take (someone) down a notch/peg or two
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  • stick by/with (someone or something)
  • out of gas
  • off the wall
  • lose heart
  • in a world of one's own
  • carry on
  • blood, sweat and tears
  • go into orbit
  • work over (someone) or work (someone) over
  • dog-eat-dog


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