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with your tail between your legs

with your tail be·tween your leg
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [with, with yoo r, yawr, yohr teyl bih-tween yoo r, yawr, yohr leg]
    • /wɪθ, wɪð yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr teɪl bɪˈtwin yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr lɛg/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [with, with yoo r, yawr, yohr teyl bih-tween yoo r, yawr, yohr leg]
    • /wɪθ, wɪð yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr teɪl bɪˈtwin yʊər, yɔr, yoʊr lɛg/

Definition of with your tail between your legs words

  • phrase with your tail between your legs If you say that you have your tail between your legs, you are emphasizing that you feel defeated and ashamed. 0
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Parts of speech for With your tail between your legs

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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with your tail between your legs popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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