leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs
Definition
› to leave, feeling ashamed and embarrassed because you have failed or made a mistake: The losing team went off with their tails between their legs.Losing and being defeatedScoring, winning and losing in sport
(Definition of leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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leave verb (REMAIN)
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leave verb (STOP)
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leave verb (WAIT)
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leave well alone idiom
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leave your/its mark on sb/sth idiom
- leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs idiom
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leave-taking noun
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leaven verb
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leaves
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lech after sb phrasal verb
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lech noun
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Synonyms and related words:
- admit verb (ACCEPT)
- capitulate verb
- defeat noun
- downfall noun
- drubbing noun
- fallen adjective (DEFEATED)
- give in phrasal verb (ADMIT DEFEAT)
- give way idiom
- go down phrasal verb (LOSE)
- go out phrasal verb (SPORT)
- knuckle under phrasal verb
- lose verb (BE DEFEATED)
- meet your match idiom
- say uncle idiom
- squeaker noun (CLOSE COMPETITION)
- succumb verb
- tie noun (EQUAL FINISH)
- tie verb (FINISH EQUAL)
- you win! idiom
Topic:
Losing and being defeated
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