- with one's tail up
- with one's tail upPerky, in good humour• • •Main Entry: ↑tail
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with one's tail up — ► with one s tail up informal in a confident or cheerful mood. Main Entry: ↑tail … English terms dictionary
with one's tail between one's legs — ► with one s tail between one s legs informal in a state of dejection or humiliation. Main Entry: ↑tail … English terms dictionary
with one's tail between one's legs — idi with one s tail between one s legs, utterly defeated or humiliated … From formal English to slang
with one's tail between one's legs — informal in a state of dejection or humiliation. → tail … English new terms dictionary
with one's tail between one's legs — informal in a state of dejection or humiliation … Useful english dictionary
tail — ► NOUN 1) the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body. 2) something extending downwards, outwards, or back like an animal s tail. 3) the rear part of an aircraft, with the tailplane and rudder. 4) the… … English terms dictionary
tail — tail1 [tāl] n. [ME < OE tægel, akin to OHG zagel < IE base * dek̑ , to tear, tear off > Sans saśā, fringe] 1. a) the rear end of an animal s body, esp. when forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk b) such an appendage 2.… … English World dictionary
tail — tail1 tailer, n. tailless, adj. taillessly, adv. taillessness, n. taillike, adj. /tayl/, n. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. that forming a distinct, flexible appendage to the trunk. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in shape or… … Universalium
tail — I. /teɪl / (say tayl) noun 1. the hindmost part of an animal, posterior to the vent, especially when forming a distinct flexible appendage to the trunk. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in shape or position: the tail of a kite. 3. the… …
tail — 1. n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 a a thing like a tail in form or position, esp. something extending downwards or outwards at an extremity. b the rear end of anything, e.g. of a… … Useful english dictionary
