TUCK ONE'S TAIL

Meaning of TUCK ONE'S TAIL in English

phrasal

: to be reduced to shame or confusion

hated to tuck his tail and back down now — F.B.Gipson

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TUCK — I. ˈtək verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English tuken, touken, tucken, from Old English tūcian to ill-treat, punish; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TAIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ONE — I. |wən adjective Etymology: Middle English oon, on, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TUCK — (v. t.) To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child into a …
Английский словарь Webster
TUCK — (v. t.) To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
Английский словарь Webster
TUCK — (v. t.) To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the …
Английский словарь Webster
TUCK — ( v. t. ) To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUCK — ( v. t. ) To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place; as, to tuck a child …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUCK — ( v. t. ) To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TUCK — tuck 1 /tuk/ , v.t. 1. to put into a small, close, or concealing place: Tuck the money into your …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TAIL — tail 1 — tailer , n. — tailless , adj. — taillessly , adv. — taillessness , n. — taillike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ONE — /wun/ , adj. 1. being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TUCK — I. ˈtək verb Etymology: Middle English tuken to mistreat, finish (cloth) by stretching and beating, tuck, from Old English tūcian …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TAIL — I. ˈtāl noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tægel; akin to Old High German zagal tail, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ONE — I. ˈwən adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ān; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TUCK — noun a pull; a lugging. 2. tuck ·noun the beat of a drum. 3. tuck ·vt to full, as cloth. …
Webster English vocab
TAIL — noun ·see tailing, ·noun, 5. 2. tail ·noun limitation; abridgment. 3. tail ·noun ·same·as tailing, 4. 4. tail ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
TUCK — [tuck] vb [ME tuken to pull up sharply, scold, fr. OE tucian to ill-treat; akin to OHG zuhhen to jerk, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAIL — [tail] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE taegel; akin to OHG zagal tail, MIr dual lock of hair] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TAIL — in zoology, prolongation of the backbone beyond the trunk of the body, or any slender projection resembling such a structure. …
Britannica English vocabulary
TUCK — tuck, Tuck BrE AmE tʌk ▷ tucked tʌkt ▷ tucking ˈtʌk ɪŋ ▷ tucks tʌks ▶ ˈ tuck box BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TUCK — / tʌk; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb [ vn + adv. / prep. ] 1. to push, fold …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL — / teɪl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun OF BIRD / ANIMAL / FISH 1. [ C ] the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUCK — I. tuck 1 /tʌk/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Origin: tuck 'to stretch cloth over hooks, pull' (13-19 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ONE — I. one 1 S1 W1 /wʌn/ BrE AmE number 1 . the number 1: They had one daughter. one hundred …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TUCK — v. & n. --v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in, up) a draw, fold, or turn the outer or end …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TUCK — v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by in, up) a draw, fold, or turn the outer or end …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TAIL — n. & v. 1 the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ONE — adj., n., & pron. adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TUCK — v. & n. --v. 1. tr. (often foll. by in, up) a draw, fold, or turn the outer or end …
Oxford English vocab
TAIL — 1. n. & v. 1. the hindmost part of an animal, esp. when prolonged beyond the rest of the body. …
Oxford English vocab
ONE — adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1. single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or …
Oxford English vocab
TUCK — ( tucks, tucking, tucked) 1. If you tuck something somewhere, you put it there so that it is safe, comfortable, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TAIL — ( tails, tailing, tailed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. The tail …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ONE — ( ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TUCK — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES it was nip and tuck ▪ We made it to the airport, but it …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TAIL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a dog wags its tail (= moves its tail from side to side to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TUCK — v. 25B6; verb he tucked his shirt into his trousers : PUSH, insert, slip; thrust, stuff, stick, cram; informal pop. …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TAIL
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ONE — pronoun 1 BAD : Fluency in English is one of the best qualifications you can have. GOOD : Fluency in …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
TUCK — I 1. сущ. 1) складка (на платье) 2) сл. еда, особ. сласти, пирожное 2. гл. 1) делать складки (на платье); …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TAIL
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TUCK — tuck.ogg _I 1. tʌk n 1. подтыкание to give the blanket a few more tucks - подоткнуть одеяло ещё в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAIL
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ONE
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TAIL — I 1) хвост; хвостовая часть; конец 2) мн. ч. хвосты, отходы обогащения 3) сварка хвост полки 4) заделанный конец ( …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TAIL — I 1) хвост; хвостовая часть; конец 2) мн. ч. хвосты, отходы обогащения 3) сварка хвост полки 4) заделанный конец (элемента конструкции) || заделывать конец …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TAIL — 1) вывод лампы 2) задний 3) отбросы 4) отработанный 5) отходы 6) пологий 7) полоска 8) фракция 9) хвост 10) хвостный 11) хвостовой 12) хвосты 13) шпинтон • distribution tail area — стат. хвост …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TUCK — делать складки (на платье); собирать в складки подгибать; подбирать под себя, подсовывать, подворачивать (тж. tuck in) засовывать, прятать; запрятать(тж.tuckaway) укрыть …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TAIL — tail I 1. сущ.1) хвост to swing, wag a tail — махать хвостом to dock a tail — обрубать хвост, …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ONE — one числ. колич.1) один (число 1) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one half — половина …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TUCK — _I 1. tʌk n 1. подтыкание to give the blanket a few more tucks - подоткнуть одеяло ещё в нескольких …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TAIL
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ONE
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TUCK — I tʌk 1. сущ. 1) складка ( на платье, драпировке ) ; сборка, защип Syn: fold I 1., pleat 1. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TAIL — I 1. сущ. 1) хвост to swing, wag a tail — махать хвостом to dock a tail — обрубать хвост, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ONE — 1. числ. колич. 1) один ( число 1 ) one book — одна книга one million — один миллион one …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

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