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the tail is wagging the dog
- 本末倒置 sauce is better than the fish.; The tail wags the dog; The tail wags the dog.
- 触犯英国chù fàn yīng guó
twist the lion's tail
- 藏头露尾cáng tóu lù wěi
hide the head but show the tail
- 孔雀开屏kǒng què kāi píng
proud as a peacock; the peacock spreads its tail; the peacock shows its tail
- 随潮起伏suí cháo qǐ fú
tail to the tide
- 停止追逐tíng zhǐ zhuī zhú
call off the dogs
- 本固枝荣běn gù zhī róng
when the root is firm,the branches flourish
- 尾随wěi suí
dangle after, dog, in the wake of, shadow, tag after, tag along, tail, trail
- 队尾duì wěi
rear; tail of the queue
- 趁风扬帆chèn fēng yáng fān
hoist the sail by taking advantage of the wind; hoist the sail while the wind
- 不可能bú kě néng
impossibility, out of the question, when the devil is blind
- 咎有攸归jiù yǒu yōu guī
The fault is imputed to the proper person.; The blame is put [laid] on the proper
- 黎明前的黑暗lí míng qián de hēi àn
The darkest hour is that before the dawn.; The darkest hour is nearest the
- 趁热打铁chèn rè dǎ tiě
strike while the iron is hot; strike while iron is hot; Strike while the iron is
- 间不容发jiān bú róng fā
the situation is extremely critical
- 肚饱思睡dù bǎo sī shuì
When the belly is full, the bones would be at rest.
- 亡羊补劳wáng yáng bǔ láo
mend the fold after a sheep is lost; mend the fold after the sheep is lost
- 攻其不备gōng qí bú bèi
strike where the enemy is unprepared
- 多多益善duō duō yì shàn
The more, the better.; All and sundry will be turned to good account.; The more
- 发达fā dá
develop, upgrowth, with tail in the water
- 贼出关门zéi chū guān mén
lock the door when the thief is gone -- too late; lock the door after the thief
- 鼎运昌盛dǐng yùn chāng shèng
The destine of the state is prosperous.
- 两迄liǎng qì
the goods are delivered and the bill is cleared
- 贼性难改zéi xìng nán gǎi
The nature of an evil man is incorrigible.; The habitual criminal is
- 酷暑寒冬kù shǔ hán dōng
the dog days of summer and the dead of winter
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