| 单词 | turn tail |
| 释义 | turn tailSEE SYNONYMS FOR turn tail ON THESAURUS.COM Run away, as in When they heard the sirens, the boys turned tail. This term alludes to an animal's turning its back in flight. [Mid-1500s] Words nearby turn tailturnstone, turnt, turntable, turntable ladder, turntablist, turn tail, turn the clock back, turn the corner, Turn the other cheek, turn the scale, turn the tables The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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