tail between one's legs

== English == === Etymology === From the body posture of a dog that is worried or frightened. === Pronunciation === === Phrase === tail between one's legs Defeated; in a cowardly or miserable manner. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see tail,‎ between,‎ one's,‎ legs. ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “with your tail between your legs” (US) / “with your tail between your legs” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary. “tail between one’s legs”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “with one’s tail between one’s legs”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “*tail between*legs”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.