wag

Example Sentences

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“I tell clients, ‘Don’t let the tax tail wag the dog.’”

From MarketWatch

His use of nonspeaking Black and Arab actors to wag his finger about class, race and immigration scarcely seems more principled, really, than Richie’s wholesale indifference.

From Los Angeles Times

Meanwhile Ash Regan has claimed the SNP is being "held hostage" by the Greens, warning about the "tail wagging the dog" on social policy - in particular the gender reforms which saw her quit government.

From BBC

In many other countries, this is likely to be seen as a small incident, nothing to set tongues wagging.

From Washington Post

After Gutfeld again asserted that the administration was overhyping the thread, Griffin shot back that this was not some "wag the dog action."

From Salon