Saba liputama

सांस्कृतिक पृष्ठभूमि

Estonians generally dislike overt flattery. If you 'liputad saba' too much, people will trust you less because you seem insincere. In Estonian offices, hierarchy is often flat. 'Saba liputamine' is seen as an old-fashioned and pathetic way to climb the ladder. The phrase is still used literally for farm dogs, and the transition to the figurative meaning is very clear to anyone who has owned a dog.