When driving a porsche parrallel with the creek, on your third go around of passing the same cat, he tires of you. At that point, said cat will scurry along quickly with his tail high in the air. Thus, he is high tailing it out of there.
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When a dog runs away from something in fear (usually after a fight), it will tuck its tail between its rear legs so its tail can't get bitten off. This is the origin of the phrase, so if someone runs away "with their tail between their legs", then they just lost an argument and are backing away.
Middle English, from French couard. From Latin cauda means tail, who stays in the tail, behind everyone... (in the army for example)
Cowboys loved a colorful phrase! A broom-tail was a description for a horse. This was usually not a compliment, as a horse with a long, shaggy broom-tail meant one that was wild and unruly.
It is part of a longer phrase: " The trouble with grabbing a tiger by the tail is that sooner or later you have to let go." It basically means that you should be very wary of the consequences of your actions.
This isn't an idiom - it's talking about some animal with their tail held high, flying behind them.
The phrase I'll cow tail it out of here means a few different things. Typically people mean they'll move out quickly.
This phrase is referencing the way a horse holds it's tail high in the air as it runs.
Referring to a deer flagging with it's tail.
"with the crooked tail" is the prepositional phrase in the sentence. It provides additional information about which dog is howling mournfully.
When a dog runs away from something in fear (usually after a fight), it will tuck its tail between its rear legs so its tail can't get bitten off. This is the origin of the phrase, so if someone runs away "with their tail between their legs", then they just lost an argument and are backing away.
I had this question on my homework. Here is the anawer for you: A tail drooping
In terms of animal science, a crooked tail can be found on various animals. There is no specific word to describe the phrase.
The phrase "two shakes of a lamb's tail" means doing something very quickly or in a short amount of time, as lambs are known to move rapidly and shake their tails quickly. It expresses a sense of speed or efficiency.
Middle English, from French couard. From Latin cauda means tail, who stays in the tail, behind everyone... (in the army for example)
The phrase to ruffle your tail feathers means to annoy someone and get the angry, when a ducks becomes frighted or is bothered it makes itself seem bigger by ruffling its feathers so it puffs up.
it is the time when the tail is facing the north of the other comets like this <halleys tail is north of the other comets when they go > this way
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