tail out
Related to tail out: tail paint
tail out (from something)
To lead away from something like a tail. The venue already had a huge line of people tailing out an hour after tickets went up for sale. The string of controversies that has tailed out of this administration is shameful.
See also: out, tail
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
tail out
v.
1. To become more dispersed or less frequent and eventually disappear: We drove away from the city until the houses tailed out and we had reached the country.
2. To become lengthened or spaced when moving in a line: The patrol tailed out in pairs as they marched along the road.
See also: out, tail
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- tail out (from something)
- sit on (one's) tail
- sit on someone's tail
- turn tail
- turn tail, to
- tiger by the tail, to have a
- on (one's) tail
- on somebody's tail
- on someone’s tail
- on tail