Смысл: bobtails 
bobtail 1. [ʹbɒbteıl] n
<Í> 1. обрезанный, куцый хвост
2. лошадьили собака с обрезанным хвостом
3.воен. жарг. тж.
♢ rag, tag and bobtail - сброд, всякая шушера
2.[ʹbɒbteıl] a
<Í> 1. с обрезанным, куцым хвостом
2. урезанный, сокращённый
3.[ʹbɒbteıl] v
<Í> 1. подрезать хвост (лошади или собаке )
2. укорачивать
he bobtailed his coat - он укоротил свой пиджак
3. урезать, сокращать
<Í> 1. обрезанный, куцый хвост
2. лошадь
3.
2.
<Í> 1. с обрезанным, куцым хвостом
2. урезанный, сокращённый
3.
<Í> 1. подрезать хвост (
2. укорачивать
3. урезать, сокращать
tails Идиома
can't make heads or tails of something
heads or tails
ride his coattails
bangtails
ride on one's coattails
Idiom(s): ride on someone's coattails AND hang on someone's coattailsTheme: FOLLOWING
to make one's good fortune or success depend on another person. (Also with else, as in the examples.)
• Bill isn't very creative, so he rides on John's coattails.
• Some people just have to hang on somebody else's coattails.
go into a tailspin
Idiom(s): go into a tailspinTheme: WORSEN
[for someone] to become disoriented or panicked; [for someone's life] to fall apart. (Informal.)
• Although John was a great success, his life went into a tailspin.
• After her father died, Mary's world fell apart, and she went into a tailspin.
can't make heads or tails of
Idiom(s): can't make heads or tails (out) of sb or sthTheme: UNDERSTANDING
[to be] unable to understand someone or something. (Also with cannot.)
• John is so strange. I can't make heads or tails of him.
• Do this report again. I can't make heads or tails out of it.
hang on one's coattails
Idiom(s): ride on someone's coattails AND hang on someone's coattailsTheme: FOLLOWING
to make one's good fortune or success depend on another person. (Also with else, as in the examples.)
• Bill isn't very creative, so he rides on John's coattails.
• Some people just have to hang on somebody else's coattails.
cows tail|cow|cows|tail|tails
n., dialect A person who is behind others. John was the cow's tail at the exam. Fred was always the old cow's tail for football practice.go into a tailspin|go|go into a nose dive|nose div
v. phr., informal To fall or go down badly; collapse; give up trying. The team went into a tailspin after their captain was hurt, and they were badly beaten. 2. informal To become very anxious, confused, or mentally sick; give up hope. The man went into a tailspin after his wife died and he never got over it.heads or tails|head|heads|tail|tails
n. phr. The two sides of a coin, especially when the coin is tossed in the air in order to decide which of two alternatives are to be followed. Tom tossed a quarter in the air and said, "Tails, I win; heads you win."on one's coattails|coattails|on
adv. phr. Because of another's merits, success, or popularity. Bob and Jim are best friends. When Jim was invited to join a fraternity, Bob rode in on his coattails. Many people vote straight for all the candidates in the same political party. Most people voted for President K., so Governor B. rode in on K.'s coattails.ride on one's coattails|coattails|ride
v. phr. To succeed in a certain endeavor by attaching oneself to the greater weight of another person or corporate body. "We will never get our Ph.D. program approved on our own," said the head of the modern dance department, "but we might succeed if we stay in the Division of Fine Arts, riding on their coattails, as it were."coattails
coattailssee on someone's coattails.
on someone's coattails
on someone's coattailsAlso, on the coattails of. Owing to another person's popularity or merits. For example, He won the cabinet post by hanging on the senator's coattails, or He was elected to office on the coattails of the governor. This expression, with its graphic image, dates from the mid-1800s, when coats with tails were in fashion.
tailspin
tailspinsee go into a tailspin.
An tails idiom dictionary is a great resource for writers, students, and anyone looking to expand their vocabulary. It contains a list of words with similar meanings with tails, allowing users to choose the best word for their specific context.
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