Martin Buxbaum

A dog wags its tail with its heart.

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tail wags the dog

[tail wags the dog] 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 […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

heart

[heart] See: [AFTER ONE'S OWN HEART], [AT HEART], [EAT ONE'S HEART OUT], [BREAK ONE'S HEART], [BY HEART], [CHANGE OF HEART], [CROSS ONE'S HEART], [DO ONE GOOD] or [DO ONE'S HEART […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

tail

[tail] See: [COW'S TAIL], [HEADS I WIN], [TAILS YOU LOSE], [MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF], [TURN TAIL]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

cow's tail

[cow's tail] {n.}, {dialect} A person who is behind others. * /John was the cow's tail at the exam./ * /Fred was always the old cow's tail for football practice./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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сколько лет, сколько зим!

[сколько лет, сколько зим] {interj.} Used to express a delight when you meet someone you have not seen for […]

part

[part] See: [DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR], [FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED], [FOR MY PART], [FOR ONE'S […]

pick one's teeth

[pick one's teeth] {v. phr.} To clean one's teeth with a toothpick. * /It is considered poor manners to pick one's teeth in […]

Phyllis McGinley

(1905-1978) U.S. poet Not reading poetry amounts to a national pastime here.