tail\ between\ one's\ legs
- 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 with their tails between their legs.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань".
Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс.
1997.
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