It all seems a case of the tail wagging the dog.

所有这一切看起来就像一只摇着尾巴的狗。

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Summary: Tail wagging the dog can be a good thing.

总结：摇尾巴的狗是好狗。

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In a typical case of tail wagging dog, says Mr DE Waal, Azerbaijan sabotaged moves to reopen the border between Turkey and Armenia in 2009.

德瓦尔先生表示，在摇尾狗的典型案例中，阿塞拜疆破坏了2009年重开土耳其与亚美尼亚边境的动议。

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"And then I turn around and I see this little puppy dog looking up at me, wagging her tail,and uh, everything just left.I got calm.

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In a typical case of tail wagging dog, says Mr de Waal, Azerbaijan sabotaged moves to reopen the border between Turkey and Armenia in 2009.

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He meant that the tactical tail was wagging the strategic dog.

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When humans blossomed from the evolutionary tree, it seems there was a cold wet nose and a wagging tail waiting for us.

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