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tail

1. noun

the backside, buttocks and/or anus UK, 1303.

a woman, regarded as a sexual object; women, collectively, categorised with the same regard UK, 1846.

an act of sexual intercourse or sexual intercourse in a general sense. The earlier, obsolete, senses of 'penis' and 'vagina' come together in a logical consequence UK, 1933.

a person who is following someone else closely and secretly US, 1914.

in prison, an informer US, 1990.

the term of a prisoner's parole US, 1992.

in hot rodding, a fox tail or racoon tail tied to the car US, 1960.► bust your tailto give the maximum effort US, 1996

2. verb

to follow someone closely and secretly US, 1907.► tail 'emin the gambling game two-up, to throw a pair of tails AUSTRALIA, 1911

idiomtailbe chasing your (own) tailto spend a lot of time and energy trying to do something, without any success:As medical costs rise and fewer people are able to pay, the Health Authority will be for ever chasing its own tail.At first I was always chasing my tail and being late for everything, then organization and punctuality became automatic to me.have your tail up BrEBrEspoken to be confident that you will succeed in what you are doing:If I get this project finished, I'll be able to go into the office with my tail up to negotiate a new deal.Leeds have their tails up and will be a hard team to beat, but I hope we can give them some problems.be on sb's tail1 to be chasing or following someone very closely:The powerboat screamed out to sea as though the devil himself were on its tail.She kept checking all the time that there was no one on her tail.2 spoken (also sit on sb's tail BrE) if a car is on your tail, it is annoying you because it is following your car too closely:Dougal got quite worried when a police car sat on his tail for half a mile.I hate driving along this road with a big truck on my tail.the tail (is) wagging the dogused in order to say that a small or unimportant part is controlling or affecting the whole of a situation or process:Often it happens that the tail wags the dog, and a new software development boosts the sales of a particular computer.The TV station's request to the Football Association to reschedule the match might be regarded as the tail wagging the dog.The relationship between a man's penis and the rest of his body often appears to be a classic case of the tail wagging the dog.turn tailto leave a difficult situation because you cannot deal with it:Are you going to do your duty, or turn tail and run?The Hong Kong-based company has turned tail and fled the US marketplace, shutting down its one American office last week.with your tail between your legsif you leave a place with your tail between your legs, you are embarrassed or unhappy because you have failed at something or have been defeated:When Janet came back from London with her tail between her legs, we gave her a place to stay and didn't ask awkward questions.He finally had to do what Edouard said, and go back to Algeria with his tail between his legs.

NoteWhen a dog is afraid or unhappy it puts its tail between its legs.

See:

a sting in the tail
a tiger by the tail
be (sitting) on (one's) tail
be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
be chasing (one's) (own) tail
be chasing tail
be chasing your tail
be like a dog with two tails
Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
cannot make head or tail of something
can't make head nor tail of (someone or something)
can't make head or tail of
can't make head or/nor tail of something
can't make heads nor tails of (someone or something)
can't make heads or tails (out) of (someone or something)
can't make heads or tails of
catch a tiger by the tail
chase (one's) tail
chase tail
chase your tail
come up heads
drag (one's) tail
fishtail
freeze (one's) tail off
freeze tail off
fuzz
fuzzy (tail)
fuzzy tail
get (one's) tail (somewhere)
get (one's) tail in gear
get off (one's) tail
Get off my tail!
get off one's tail
get off tail
get one’s tail in gear
get one’s tail somewhere fast!
get one’s tail somewhere immediately!
get one’s tail somewhere now!
get some tail
go chase your tail
Go chase your tail!
Go chase yourself!
has the world by the tail
have (got) a tiger by the tail
have (one's) tail up
have (someone or something) by the tail
have a bear by the tail
have a tiger by the tail
have the world by the tail
heads I win, tails you lose
heads or tails
Heads or tails?
hold an eel by the tail
hunk of tail
in two shakes
in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
in two shakes of a lamb's tail
like a dog with two tails
make head or tail (out) of (someone or something)
make head or tail of
make head or tail of something, to be unable to
make heads or tails (out) of (someone or something)
make heads or tails of
nose to tail
not able to make head nor tail (out) of (something)
not able to make head or tail (out) of (something)
not able to make head or tail of
not able to make heads nor tails (out) of (something)
not able to make heads or tails (out) of (something)
on (one's) coattails
on (one's) tail
on somebody's coat-tails
on somebody's tail
on someone’s tail
on someone's coattails
on someone's coat-tails
on tail
on the coattails of (someone)
on the coat-tails of someone/something
on your tail
piece of tail
put (one's) tail up
put salt on the tail of
put salt on the tail of (someone or something)
ride (on) the coattails of (someone)
ride on (one's) coattails
ride on someone's/something's coat-tails
ring-tailed snorter
shavetail
sit on (one's) tail
sit on someone's tail
skin an eel by the tail
sting in the tail
tail after
tail away
tail between one's legs, with one's
tail down
tail 'em, nail 'em, and jail 'em
tail end
tail end (of something)
tail into
tail into (something)
tail off
tail out
tail out (from something)
tail wagging the dog
tail wagging the dog, the
tail-end
tails
the long tail
the tail end
the tail end of something
the tail wagging the dog
the tail wags the dog
tickle the dragon's tail
tiger by the tail
tiger by the tail, to have a
top and tail
top and tail something
turn tail
turn tail and run
turn tail, to
twist the lion's tail
two shakes of a lamb’s tail
two shakes of a lamb's tail
whale tail
with (one's) tail between (one's) legs
with (one's) tail up
with one's tail between one's legs, (to go off with)
with tail between legs
with your tail between your legs
with your tail up
within (one's) rights
work (one's) tail off
work one’s tail off
work one's fingers to the bone
work one's tail off, to
work tail off

词组	tail
释义	tail 1. noun 1 the backside, buttocks and/or anus UK, 1303. 2 a woman, regarded as a sexual object; women, collectively, categorised with the same regard UK, 1846. 3 an act of sexual intercourse or sexual intercourse in a general sense. The earlier, obsolete, senses of 'penis' and 'vagina' come together in a logical consequence UK, 1933. 4 a person who is following someone else closely and secretly US, 1914. 5 in prison, an informer US, 1990. 6 the term of a prisoner's parole US, 1992. 7 in hot rodding, a fox tail or racoon tail tied to the car US, 1960.► bust your tailto give the maximum effort US, 1996 2. verb to follow someone closely and secretly US, 1907.► tail 'emin the gambling game two-up, to throw a pair of tails AUSTRALIA, 1911 idiomtailbe chasing your (own) tailto spend a lot of time and energy trying to do something, without any success:As medical costs rise and fewer people are able to pay, the Health Authority will be for ever chasing its own tail.At first I was always chasing my tail and being late for everything, then organization and punctuality became automatic to me.have your tail up BrEBrEspoken to be confident that you will succeed in what you are doing:If I get this project finished, I'll be able to go into the office with my tail up to negotiate a new deal.Leeds have their tails up and will be a hard team to beat, but I hope we can give them some problems.be on sb's tail1 to be chasing or following someone very closely:The powerboat screamed out to sea as though the devil himself were on its tail.She kept checking all the time that there was no one on her tail.2 spoken (also sit on sb's tail BrE) if a car is on your tail, it is annoying you because it is following your car too closely:Dougal got quite worried when a police car sat on his tail for half a mile.I hate driving along this road with a big truck on my tail.the tail (is) wagging the dogused in order to say that a small or unimportant part is controlling or affecting the whole of a situation or process:Often it happens that the tail wags the dog, and a new software development boosts the sales of a particular computer.The TV station's request to the Football Association to reschedule the match might be regarded as the tail wagging the dog.The relationship between a man's penis and the rest of his body often appears to be a classic case of the tail wagging the dog.turn tailto leave a difficult situation because you cannot deal with it:Are you going to do your duty, or turn tail and run?The Hong Kong-based company has turned tail and fled the US marketplace, shutting down its one American office last week.with your tail between your legsif you leave a place with your tail between your legs, you are embarrassed or unhappy because you have failed at something or have been defeated:When Janet came back from London with her tail between her legs, we gave her a place to stay and didn't ask awkward questions.He finally had to do what Edouard said, and go back to Algeria with his tail between his legs. NoteWhen a dog is afraid or unhappy it puts its tail between its legs. phrasetail[tailed, tailed, tailing] tail away ► see tail off/away tail back tail back BrE if traffic tails back, a long line of it forms and moves very slowly, for example because the road is blocked: Traffic tailed back for twelve miles after an accident closed the inside lane of the motorway.tailback n C BrE a long line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all: On the way home we ran into a five-mile tailback on the M1. tail off/away 1. tailoff/away to gradually become less, smaller etc, and often stop or disappear completely: Demand usually tails off in August, but this year sales have continued to rise. After a few years the number of visitors coming to the park began to tail off.2. tail off/away BrE if a person's voice tails off or away, it gradually becomes quieter and then stops: The old lady's voice tailed off when she saw the expression in his eyes. Jack started to explain but his words tailed away, and Holly knew that he was making an excuse.■ SIMILAR TO: trail off See: a sting in the tail a tiger by the tail be (sitting) on (one's) tail be bright-eyed and bushy-tailed be chasing (one's) (own) tail be chasing tail be chasing your tail be like a dog with two tails Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion bright-eyed and bushy-tailed cannot make head or tail of something can't make head nor tail of (someone or something) can't make head or tail of can't make head or/nor tail of something can't make heads nor tails of (someone or something) can't make heads or tails (out) of (someone or something) can't make heads or tails of catch a tiger by the tail chase (one's) tail chase tail chase your tail come up heads drag (one's) tail fishtail freeze (one's) tail off freeze tail off fuzz fuzzy (tail) fuzzy tail get (one's) tail (somewhere) get (one's) tail in gear get off (one's) tail Get off my tail! get off one's tail get off tail get one’s tail in gear get one’s tail somewhere fast! get one’s tail somewhere immediately! get one’s tail somewhere now! get some tail go chase your tail Go chase your tail! Go chase yourself! has the world by the tail have (got) a tiger by the tail have (one's) tail up have (someone or something) by the tail have a bear by the tail have a tiger by the tail have the world by the tail heads I win, tails you lose heads or tails Heads or tails? hold an eel by the tail hunk of tail in two shakes in two shakes (of a lamb's tail) in two shakes of a lamb's tail like a dog with two tails make head or tail (out) of (someone or something) make head or tail of make head or tail of something, to be unable to make heads or tails (out) of (someone or something) make heads or tails of nose to tail not able to make head nor tail (out) of (something) not able to make head or tail (out) of (something) not able to make head or tail of not able to make heads nor tails (out) of (something) not able to make heads or tails (out) of (something) on (one's) coattails on (one's) tail on somebody's coat-tails on somebody's tail on someone’s tail on someone's coattails on someone's coat-tails on tail on the coattails of (someone) on the coat-tails of someone/something on your tail piece of tail put (one's) tail up put salt on the tail of put salt on the tail of (someone or something) ride (on) the coattails of (someone) ride on (one's) coattails ride on someone's/something's coat-tails ring-tailed snorter shavetail sit on (one's) tail sit on someone's tail skin an eel by the tail sting in the tail tail after tail away tail between one's legs, with one's tail down tail 'em, nail 'em, and jail 'em tail end tail end (of something) tail into tail into (something) tail off tail out tail out (from something) tail wagging the dog tail wagging the dog, the tail-end tails the long tail the tail end the tail end of something the tail wagging the dog the tail wags the dog tickle the dragon's tail tiger by the tail tiger by the tail, to have a top and tail top and tail something turn tail turn tail and run turn tail, to twist the lion's tail two shakes of a lamb’s tail two shakes of a lamb's tail whale tail with (one's) tail between (one's) legs with (one's) tail up with one's tail between one's legs, (to go off with) with tail between legs with your tail between your legs with your tail up within (one's) rights work (one's) tail off work one’s tail off work one's fingers to the bone work one's tail off, to work tail off
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