Tail Between One`s Legs Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does Tail Between One`s Legs Idiom mean?

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tail between one`s legs What does tail between one`s legs mean?	feeling ashamed or beaten	The salesman resigned from his company with his tail between his legs after he told a lie about his expense account.
tail between one`s legs What does tail between one`s legs mean?	feeling beaten or humiliated (like a frightened dog as it walks away)	The salesman was forced to leave the company with his tail between his legs after he lied about his sales figures.
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fall ill What does "fall ill" mean?	to become ill	My father fell ill with a cold last week.

Cream rises to the top What does "Cream rises to the top" mean?	A good person or idea cannot go unnoticed for long, just as cream poured in coffee or tea eventually rises to the top.
kick the bucket What does "kick the bucket" mean?	die	The man who used to clean the building kicked the bucket last week.
set foot (somewhere) What does "set foot (somewhere)" mean?	to step or go somewhere	I have never set foot in that restaurant and I never will in the future.
blaze a trail (in something) What does "blaze a trail (in something)" mean?	to create or develop a new area of study	The soccer player blazed a trail for the other players to follow with his unique way of playing soccer.
go blooey What does "go blooey" mean?	fail; fall apart; cease to function
abide by (something) What does "abide by (something)" mean?	to follow the rules of something	The cleaning staff must abide by the rules of the school.

glad hand What does "glad hand" mean?	to shake hands in a friendly way	The politician likes to glad hand people at the shopping center.
do one`s part What does "do one`s part" mean?	to make one's expected contribution to a group project	Everybody had to do their part to make the meeting a success.
to the naked eye What does "to the naked eye" mean?	as something is seen exactly as you look at it	To the naked eye it looked like there was little damage to the car but actually there was much damage.
figure out (someone or something) What does "figure out (someone or something)" mean?	to try to understand someone or something, to solve something	I finally figured out how to use the new DVD recorder.
money burns a hole in (someone's) pocket What does "money burns a hole in (someone's) pocket" mean?	someone spends money very quickly, someone is stimulated to spend money quickly	The money was burning a hole in my pocket so I went downtown to spend it.
piggy bank What does "piggy bank" mean?	a small bank/container for saving money that is sometimes in the shape of a pig	The small boy saved much money in his piggy bank.

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Tail Between One`s Legs Idiom