tail between one's legs
быть пристыженным или побеждённым
Steve had boasted he would win the tournament, but he went home with his tail between his legs.
Другие идиомы:
- on (something's) last legs
- have legs
- get one's sea legs
- pull (someone's) leg
- shake a leg
- have a hollow leg
- Break a leg!
- stretch one's legs
- have a leg up on (someone)
- have a leg to stand on
- with one's tail between one's legs
- back on one's feet
- balls of one's feet
- dead on one's feet
- drag one's feet/heels