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go off with (one's) tail between (one's) legs 成语

fresh legs

players who are rested, players who are not tired """We need fresh legs out there!"" the coach yelled. ""They're tired!"""

last legs

(See on his last legs)

new legs

young runners or players, rested players The Geritols have a lot of old players. They need new legs.

on his last legs

very tired or old, at the end of his career Gordie was on his last legs, but he could still shoot hard.

on our last legs

nearly dead or bankrupt, nearly done for Financially, we were on our last legs. We couldn't get a loan.

tail between his legs

running away in defeat or fear, retreating quickly When the bear followed me, I ran with my tail between my legs!

with his tail between his legs

running away in fear, retreating like a coward, run for the hills When he saw the bear, he turned around and ran with his tail between his legs.

stretch one's legs

Idiom(s): stretch one's legs

Theme: MOVEMENT

to walk around after sitting down or lying down for a time.
• We wanted to stretch our legs during the theater interval.
• After sitting in the car all day, the travelers decided to stretch their legs.

on one's or sth's last legs

Idiom(s): on one's or sth's last legs

Theme: ENDINGS

[for someone or something] to be almost finished. (Informal.)
• This building is on its last legs. It should be torn down.
• I feel as if I'm on my last legs. I’m really tired.

get one's sea legs

Idiom(s): get one's sea legs

Theme: SEA

to become accustomed to the movement of a ship at sea; to be able to walk steadily on the constantly rolling and pitching decks of a ship.
• Jean was a little awkward at first, but in a few days she got her sea legs and was fine.
• You may feel a little sick until you get your sea legs.
• I will feel better when I have my sea legs.

go off with (one's) appendage amid (one's) legs

To leave or abscond with embarrassment or shame, abnormally afterwards accident or accepting to accept that one was wrong. Likened to a dog actually putting its appendage amid its legs afterwards actuality acclimatized or overpowered. Once the affair ended, poor Jeff about went off with his appendage amid his legs afterwards actuality alleged out on all his miscalculations. I apperceive you're embarrassed, but don't aloof go off with your appendage amid your legs—let's allocution about what happened.Learn more: between, go, leg, off, tail

with one's appendage amid one's legs, (to go off with)

With a activity of abashment or embarrassment. The announcement alludes to a dog that slinks off in defeat, a acceptance dating from about 1400. The alteration to animal beings had taken abode by the 1800s. W. E. Norris acclimated it in Thirlby Hall (1884), “We shall accept you aback actuality actual anon . . . with your appendage amid your legs.” The French accept an identical phrase, s’en aller la chain entre les jambes.Learn more: between, go, off, tail

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get sick get one's walking papers get one's teeth into get one's start get one's second wind get one's sea legs get one's say get one's own way get one's number get one's nose out of one's business get one's money's worth get one's knuckles rapped get one's just deserts get one's hooks into go nuts go off go off (one's) chump go off (one's) dot go off (one's) head go off (one's) rocker go off at a tangent go off at half-cock go off at half-cock/half-cocked, to go off at score go off half-cocked go off in a huff go off on go off on (one) go off on (something) go off on a tangent go off on one go off on someone go off one's chump/head/rocker, to go off the boil go off the deep end go off the handle go off the hooks go off the rails go off the reservation go off with (one's) tail between (one's) legs go off without a hitch go off-kilter go on go on (and on) about (something) go on (doing something) go on (some kind of) spree go on a binge go on a diet go on a killing spree go on a rampage go on a shooting spree go on a shopping spree go on a spree go on a wild goose chase go on about someone/something go on an errand go on and on go on and on about someone/something go on at (one) go on before go on before (someone) go on for ages go on for an age go on record go on relief