tail wagging the dog

a situation where a small part is controlling the whole of something. John was just hired yesterday, and today he's bossing everyone around. It's a case of the tail wagging the dog. Why is this small matter taking so much time? Now it's the tail wagging the dog!

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hatty	HAT-ee	English
Taufik	-	Indonesian
Alejo	ah-LE-kho	Spanish
&Thorn;ÓRgeirr	-	Ancient Scandinavian
HỮU	-	Vietnamese
Fulk	FULK	English (Archaic)