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2. urdu.wordinn.com › wagWag meaning in Hindi & Urdu with Example Sentences

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   Read More. Wag : हिलाना : ہلانا : The dog began to wag its tail happily. See more translations in Hindi & Urdu.

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4. www.merriam-webster.com › wordplay › wag-the-dogWag the Dog: Two Meanings of the Idiom - Merriam-Webster

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   The tail wagging the dog is an idiom that usually refers to something important or powerful being controlled by something less so. Its earliest use is in the 1858 play Our American Cousin. The 1997 film Wag the Dog shortened the phrase and added the additional meaning of "superfluous (military) action in order to distract from domestic scandal."

5. rekhtadictionary.com › urdu-meaning-of-wagwag - meaning in Urdu - Rekhta Dictionary

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   wag کے اردو معانی. فعل متعدی. جنبش یا حرکت کرنا. ادھر سے ادھر، آگے پیچھے یا اوپر نیچے ہلنا یا جنبش کرنا خصوصاً جلدی جلدی اور بار بار، جیسے کتے کی دُم. دُم ہلانا. سر کو اقرار یا انکار کے طور پر ہلانا ...

6. www.urdupoint.com › dictionary › idiomsTail Wagging The Dog Meaning - Idiom Dictionary: UrduPoint

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   Meaning of Tail Wagging The Dog. Tail Wagging The Dog is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Tail Wagging The Dog stands for (idiomatic) A minor or secondary part of something controlling the whole.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings.

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   What does it mean to 'wag the dog'?

   • To "wag the dog" means focusing so intensely on a minor issue that we fail to address more important ones. It's similar to 'putting the cart before the horse' or 'not seeing the forest for the trees'. Wagging the dog can also refer to doing this on purpose, dealing with confused priorities.

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   Where did the idiom wagging the dog come from?

   • Others have come from the world of theater, such as malapropism (“a usually humorous misapplication of a word or phrase”), from the name of a character in Richard Sheridan’s 1775 play The Rivals. And others still appear to have come from both media. An example of this is the idiom the tail wagging the dog.

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   What does tail wagging the dog mean?

   • The tail wagging the dog is an idiom that usually refers to something important or powerful being controlled by something less so. Its earliest use is in the 1858 play Our American Cousin. The 1997 film Wag the Dog shortened the phrase and added the additional meaning of "superfluous (military) action in order to distract from domestic scandal."

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   Should a dog wag its own tail?

   • A dog should wag its own tail, but sometimes something less important can control something more powerful, and that is the original meaning of 'the tail wagging the dog.' Later usage of the idiom also added the meaning of military action to distract from domestic scandal, associated with the film 'Wag the Dog' and Bill Clinton's presidency.

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   Did the Communists Wag a dog?

   • There was no compromise promised and no alteration of the tactics the Communists have adopted from the first of reserving the right of the tail to wag the dog. A 1997 film, directed by Barry Levinson, brought about a shortened version of the idiom, and added a new meaning.

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   Is Wag the dog a'superfluous military action'?

   • Although wag the dog was initially applied to Clinton, the sense of ‘superfluous military action to distract from domestic scandal’ has been too useful to leave in the 1990s, and has been applied to every subsequent president.

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8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-hindi › wagHindi translation of 'wag' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   Hindi Translation of “WAG” | The official Collins English-Hindi Dictionary online. Over 100,000 Hindi translations of English words and phrases.