Смысл: bandwagon 
bandwagon [ʹbænd͵wægən]
n
<Í> 1. фургонили грузовик с оркестром (передвижного цирка и т. п. )
2.амер.
1) победившая сторона, победители
to be on the bandwagon - победить (особ. на выборах
to climb on /to jump aboard/ the bandwagon - ирон. или к стороне, имеющей перевес
2) массовое движение
reform bandwagon swept across the country - движение за преобразования охватило страну
3) мода, повальное увлечение
sports car bandwagon - увлечение гоночными автомашинами
<Í> 1. фургон
2.
1) победившая сторона, победители
2) массовое движение
3) мода, повальное увлечение
wag Идиома
a chin wag
chin wag
fall off the wagon
fix your wagon
freeze wages
jump on the bandwagon (also get or climb on the ba
off the wagon
on the bandwagon
on the wagon
shagging wagon
tail wagging the dog
the tail wagging the dog
chin-wag
2. to chat, talk
wag one's chin
Idiom(s): wag one's chinTheme: COMMUNICATION - VERBAL
to chatter or chat with someone. (Slang.)
• We stood around and wagged our chins for almost an hour.
• Don't just wag your chin. Stop talking and get to work!
set tongues awagging
Idiom(s): set tongues (a)waggingTheme: GOSSIP
to cause people to start gossiping.
• The affair between the boss and her accountant set tongues awagging.
• If you don’t get the lawn mowed soon, you will set tongues wagging in the neighborhood.
get on the bandwagon
Idiom(s): get on the bandwagon AND jump on the bandwagonTheme: JOINING
to join the popular side (of an issue); to take a popular position.
• You really should get on the bandwagon. Everyone else is.
• Jane has always had her own ideas about things. She's not the kind of person to jump on the bandwagon.
fix one's wagon
Idiom(s): fix one's wagonTheme: PUNISHMENT
to punish someone; to get even with someone; to plot against someone. (Informal.)
• If you ever do that again, III fix your wagon!
• Tommy! You clean up your room this instant, or III fix your wagon!
• He reported me to the boss, but I fixed his wagon. I knocked his lunch on the floor.
climb on the bandwagon
Idiom(s): climb on the bandwagonTheme: JOINING
to join others in supporting someone or something.
• Come join us! Climb on the bandwagon and support Senator Smith!
• Look at all those people climbing on the bandwagon! They don't know what they are getting into!
cause some tongues to wag
Idiom(s): cause (some) tongues to wagTheme: GOSSIP
to cause people to gossip; to give people something to gossip about.
• The way John was looking at Mary will surely cause some tongues to wag.
• The way Mary was dressed will also cause tongues to wag.
jump on the bandwagon
Idiom(s): get on the bandwagon AND jump on the bandwagonTheme: JOINING
to join the popular side (of an issue); to take a popular position.
• You really should get on the bandwagon. Everyone else is.
• Jane has always had her own ideas about things. She's not the kind of person to jump on the bandwagon.
A loaded wagon makes no noise.
Really wealthy don't talk about money.Circle the wagons
(USA) If you circle the wagons, you stop communicating with people who don't think the same way as you to avoid their ideas. It can also mean to bring everyone together to defend a group against an attack.Lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut
(USA) If someone or something is lower than a snake's belly in a wagon rut, they are of low moral standing because a snake's belly is low and if the snake is in a wagon rut, it is really low.Wag the dog
To 'wag the dog' means to purposely divert attention from what would otherwise be of greater importance, to something else of lesser significance. By doing so, the lesser-significant event is catapulted into the limelight, drowning proper attention to what was originally the more important issue.The expression comes from the saying that 'a dog is smarter than its tail', but if the tail were smarter, then the tail would 'wag the dog'. The expression 'wag the dog' was elaborately used as theme of the movie. 'Wag the Dog', a 1997 film starring Robert de Niro and Dustin Hoffman, produced and directed by Barry Levinson.fall off the wagon|fall|fall off|wagon
v. phr., slang, alcoholism and drug culture To return to the consumption of an addictive, such as alcohol or drugs, after a period of abstinence. Poor Joe has fallen off the wagon again
he is completely incoherent today.fix someone's little red wagon|fix|fix someone's w
v. phr., informal 1. (Said to a child as a threat) to administer a spanking. Stop that right away or I'll fix your (little red) wagon! 2. (Said of an adult) to thwart or frustrate another, to engineer his failure. If he sues me for slander, I will counter-sue him for malicious prosecution. That will fix his wagon!get on the bandwagon|bandwagon|get|get on|jump|jum
v. phr., informal To join a popular cause or movement. At the last possible moment, the senator jumped on the winning candidate's bandwagon.hitch one's wagon to a star|hitch|star|wagon
v. phr. To aim high; follow a great ambition or purpose, In trying to be a famous pianist, Mary had hitched her wagon to a star. John hitched his wagon to a star and decided to try to become President.off the wagon|off|wagon
adj. phr., slang No longer refusing to drink whiskey or other alcoholic beverages; drinking liquor again, after stopping for a while. When a heavy drinker quits he must really quit. One little drink of whiskey is enough to drive him off the wagon.Antonym: ON THE WAGON.
on the bandwagon|bandwagon|on
adj. phr., informal In or into the newest popular group or activity; in or into something you join just because many others are joining it. Often used after "climb", "get", or "jump". When all George's friends decided to vote for Bill, George climbed on the bandwagon too. See: JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON.on the wagon|on|wagon
adv. phr. Participating in an alcohol addiction program; not touching any alcoholic beverage. Jim's doctor and his family finally managed to convince him that he was an alcoholic and should go on the wagon.Antonym: FALL OFF THE WAGON.
paddy wagon|paddy|wagon
n., informal A police van used for transporting prisoners to jail or the police station. The police threw the demonstrators into the paddy wagon.tail wags the dog|tail|wag the dog|wags|wags the d
Said of situations in which a minor part is in control of the whole. He is just a minor employee at the firm, yet he gives everyone orders, a case of the tail wagging the dog.tongues wag|tongue|tongues|wag
informal People speak in an excited or gossipy manner; people spread rumors. If married women go out with other men, tongues will wag. When the bank clerk showed up in an expensive new car, tongues wagged.bandwagon
bandwagonon the bandwagon
Informal on the popular or apparently winning side, as in an election
fix someone's wagon
fix someone's wagonGet even with someone, get revenge on someone, spoil someone's chance of success. For example, He may think he can win the election, but these ads will fix his wagon, or After what he did to her, her family's out to fix his wagon. This term uses fix in the sense of “punish someone” or “put someone in an awkward position,” a usage dating from about 1800. The wagon was added in the 1900s, presumably making the phrase refer to putting sand in a wagon axle or similar sabotage.
hitch one's wagon to a star
hitch one's wagon to a starAim high, as in Bill's hitching his wagon to a star—he plans to be a partner by age thirty. This metaphoric expression was invented by essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1870.
lay a wager
lay a wagersee under lay odds.
on the bandwagon, get
on the bandwagon, getAlso, climb or hop or jump on the bandwagon. Join a cause or movement, as in More and more people are getting on the bandwagon to denounce cigarette smoking. This expression alludes to a horse-drawn wagon carrying a brass band, used to accompany candidates on campaign tours in the second half of the 1800s. By about 1900 it was extended to supporting a campaign or other cause.
set tongues wagging
set tongues waggingsee tongues wag.
tail wagging the dog, the
tail wagging the dog, theA small or unimportant factor or element governing an important one; a reversal of the proper roles. For example, She found herself explaining the new therapy to her doctor—a real case of the tail wagging the dog. [c. 1900]
tongues wag
tongues wagPeople are gossiping. For example, Tongues wagged when another police car was parked in front of their house, or Their arrival in a stretch limousine set the neighbors' tongues wagging. This metaphoric expression transfers the rapid movement of the tongue to idle or indiscreet chatter. [Late 1500s]
wag
wagsee tail wagging the dog, the; tongues wag.
wages of sin, the
wages of sin, theThe results or consequences of evildoing, as in She ate all of the strawberries and ended up with a terrible stomachache—the wages of sin, no doubt. This expression comes from the New Testament, where Paul writes to the Romans (6:23): “The wages of sin is death.” Today it is often used more lightly, as in the example.
wagon
wagonsee fix someone's wagon; hitch one's wagon to a star; on the bandwagon, get; on the wagon.
wagoner
wagonerthe Wagoner
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