[영어 관용표현] WAG THE DOG

WAG THE DOG

 

 

"Wag the dog" means to divert attention from something important to something less important in order to distract people from the real issue.

 

 

Here are 10 example sentences:

1. The government released the celebrity scandal to wag the dog and distract from the economic crisis.
2. The company issued a minor product recall to wag the dog and draw attention away from their legal issues.
3. Politicians often create sensational news to wag the dog and shift focus from policy failures.
4. The movie's release was timed perfectly to wag the dog during the political controversy.
5. She used her personal drama to wag the dog and avoid talking about her work performance.
6. The CEO announced a new project to wag the dog and distract shareholders from the falling stock prices.
7. During the meeting, he brought up a new topic to wag the dog and avoid discussing the budget cuts.
8. The school's new sports program was introduced to wag the dog and divert attention from the academic decline.
9. The mayor's charity event was seen as an attempt to wag the dog and distract from the corruption investigation.
10. They launched a marketing campaign to wag the dog and make people forget about the recent product failures.