to cause a persuasive movement in any large body of influence, i.e., a mass of people, through means by which a lesser influence is utilized.
From the phrase, 'It's the tail that wags the dog.' This can be seen when a dog begins to wag it's tail, and it's body then follows.
in partisan politics, an unpopular party will wag the dog using a variety of provocative political manoeverings and machinations to undermine the public favour from the popular party, out of which a momentum can be borne.
When something of secondary importance improperly takes on the role of something of primary importance. The expression pre-dates the movie by the same name, and was NOT coined by saidmovie.
Concentrate on the dog wagging his tail, not on that the tail mightwag the dog.
A word to describe a little party, a sexual encounter or a little mischief. (i before e except after c, right?)
A shin-wag (or dig) can be any fun event, but it implies a certain naughtiness.
Hey, Wensley, I know you're up for a bit of a shin-wag/dig.....(provokative, eh?)
Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.