tail between one s legs|leg|legs|tail イディオム

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tail between one's legs|leg|legs|tail

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. (So called because a beaten dog usually puts his tail down between his legs and slinks away.)

tail amid one's legs|leg|legs|tail

n. phr. State of activity beaten, ashamed, or actual obedient, as afterwards a blame or a whipping. The army beatific the adversary home with their cape amid their legs. The boys on the aggregation had boasted they would win the tournament, but they went home with their cape amid their legs. (So alleged because a baffled dog usually puts his appendage down amid his legs and slinks away.) Dictionary