词组 | with tail between legs |
释义 | Idiom with tail between legswith (your) tail between (your) legs if you leave somewhere with your tail between your legs, you leave feeling ashamed and embarrassed because you have failed or made a mistake.The losing team walked off with their tails between their legs. with (one's) tail between (one's) legsDisplaying embarrassment or shame, especially after losing or having to admit that one was wrong. Likened to a dog literally putting its tail between its legs after being disciplined. Poor Jeff left the meeting with his tail between his legs after being called out on all his miscalculations. The former star walked off, with tail between legs, after striking out for the third time. with one's tail between one's legsFig. appearing frightened or cowardly. (Fig. on the image of a frightened or defeated dog going off threatened or humiliated.) John seems to lack courage. When people criticize him unjustly, he just goes away with his tail between his legs and doesn't tell them that they're wrong. The frightened dog ran away with its tail between its legs when the bigger dog growled. with (one's) tail between (one's) legs In a state of humiliation or dejection. |
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