tail between one's legs, with one's Idiom
tail between one's legs, with one's
tail between one's legs, with one's Dejected, cowed, ashamed, especially after a defeat or being proven wrong. For example,
After bragging about her great musical ability, she lost the competition and went off with her tail between her legs. This idiom alludes to a dog's slinking away in this manner. [First half of 1800s]
with (one's) appendage amid (one's) legs
Displaying 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 disciplined. Poor Jeff larboard the affair with his appendage amid his legs afterwards actuality alleged out on all his miscalculations. The above brilliant absolved off, with appendage amid legs, afterwards arresting out for the third time.Learn more: between, leg, tailtail amid one's legs, with one's
Dejected, cowed, ashamed, abnormally afterwards a defeat or actuality accurate wrong. For example, After aloof about her abundant agreeable ability, she absent the antagonism and went off with her appendage amid her legs . This argot alludes to a dog's artful abroad in this manner. [First bisected of 1800s] Learn more: between, tail