lick wounds

lick (one's) wounds

To withdraw after a misstep or defeat in order to recover. I think the senator will be licking his wounds for a while after that disastrous debate performance.

lick one's wounds

Fig. to recover from a defeat or a rebuke. (Also literal for an animal.) After the terrible meeting and all the criticism, I went back to my office to lick my wounds.

lick (one's) wounds

To recuperate after a defeat.

See also: lick, wound

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

See also:

lick (one's) wounds
lick one's wounds
lick your wounds
get a licking
sooner
a good name is sooner lost than won
make a false step
false step
lick (something) up
lick up

References in periodicals archive

For the Conservatives, it was a time to lick wounds and reflect, with former policeman Mr Lehrle - Chief of Staff to Shadow Foreign Secretary Michael Ancram - polling 2,629 fewer votes than the 2001 candidate Chris Main.

Baird coasts to win

The champions need to run up a big score and hope for the best.VERDICT: Cats lick wounds

GAA: KILKENNY v DUBLIN

But the pain was anaesthetised by the fact that after several years the worst had happened and, from the depths of National Two, the club would be able to lick wounds before bouncing back a hungrier animal.

Rugby Union: Soft-touch Moseley continue to starve; NATIONAL LEAGUE TWO Esher 20 Moseley 13

With England in Cardiff in six days time there simply will not be the time to lick wounds. There is no time to reflect.

Italy defeat is a hammer blow but we have to believe in boys

Murray has never been one for shrinking into corners to lick wounds and only the strong and confident will be kept on as he looks ahead.

Football: WE'LL BE BACK AS CHAMPS; EXCLUSIVE: But big-money men are playing for their futures

Somewhere in her late 20s, Vicki is pregnant, and has come home to lick wounds romantic and vague.

Last Days of Chez Nous

词组	lick wounds
释义	lick wounds lick (one's) wounds To withdraw after a misstep or defeat in order to recover. I think the senator will be licking his wounds for a while after that disastrous debate performance. See also: lick, wound Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. lick one's wounds Fig. to recover from a defeat or a rebuke. (Also literal for an animal.) After the terrible meeting and all the criticism, I went back to my office to lick my wounds. See also: lick, wound McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. lick (one's) wounds To recuperate after a defeat. See also: lick, wound American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. See also: lick (one's) wounds lick one's wounds lick your wounds get a licking sooner a good name is sooner lost than won make a false step false step lick (something) up lick up References in periodicals archive For the Conservatives, it was a time to lick wounds and reflect, with former policeman Mr Lehrle - Chief of Staff to Shadow Foreign Secretary Michael Ancram - polling 2,629 fewer votes than the 2001 candidate Chris Main. Baird coasts to win The champions need to run up a big score and hope for the best.VERDICT: Cats lick wounds GAA: KILKENNY v DUBLIN But the pain was anaesthetised by the fact that after several years the worst had happened and, from the depths of National Two, the club would be able to lick wounds before bouncing back a hungrier animal. Rugby Union: Soft-touch Moseley continue to starve; NATIONAL LEAGUE TWO Esher 20 Moseley 13 With England in Cardiff in six days time there simply will not be the time to lick wounds. There is no time to reflect. Italy defeat is a hammer blow but we have to believe in boys Murray has never been one for shrinking into corners to lick wounds and only the strong and confident will be kept on as he looks ahead. Football: WE'LL BE BACK AS CHAMPS; EXCLUSIVE: But big-money men are playing for their futures Somewhere in her late 20s, Vicki is pregnant, and has come home to lick wounds romantic and vague. Last Days of Chez Nous
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