Перевод: с английского на все языки

со всех языков на английский

with one's tail between the legs

См. также в других словарях:

  • tail between one's legs — adverb A reaction to a confrontation, specifically one with excessive shame and hurt pride. :: He retreated from the fight with his tail between his legs …   Wiktionary

  • tail between one's legs — {n. phr.} State of feeling beaten, ashamed, or very obedient, as after a scolding or a whipping. * /The army sent the enemy home with their tails between their legs./ * /The boys on the team had boasted they would win the tournament, but they… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tail between one's legs — {n. phr.} State of feeling beaten, ashamed, or very obedient, as after a scolding or a whipping. * /The army sent the enemy home with their tails between their legs./ * /The boys on the team had boasted they would win the tournament, but they… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • tail\ between\ one's\ legs — n. phr. State of feeling beaten, ashamed, or very obedient, as after a scolding or a whipping. The army sent the enemy home with their tails between their legs. The boys on the team had boasted they would win the tournament, but they went home… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • 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

  • tail — I [[t]teɪl[/t]] n. 1) zool. 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 position: the tail of a kite[/ex] 3) astron. the luminous stream… …   From formal English to slang

  • tail — tail1 noun 1》 the hindmost part of an animal, especially when extended beyond the rest of the body, such as the flexible extension of the backbone in a vertebrate or the feathers at the hind end of a bird. 2》 something extending downwards,… …   English new terms dictionary

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»