Wag the dog
Posted by ESC on February 05, 2006
In Reply to: Wag the dog posted by olaf on February 05, 2006
: what is the meaning of "wag the dog"
There is an expression: instead of the dog wagging his tail, the tail wags the dog. (Or something like that.) Things are out of order. As in, putting the cart before the horse.
- Wag the dog Smokey Stover 05/February/06