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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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In addition to the idioms beginning with TAIL, Also see BRIGHT-EYED AND BUSHY-TAILED; CAN'T MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF; GET OFF ONE'S TAIL; HEADS OR TAILS; IN TWO SHAKES (OF A LAMB'S TAIL); ON SOMEONE'S COATTAILS; TIGER BY THE TAIL; TURN TAIL; WORK ONE'S FINGERS TO THE BONE (TAIL OFF).
American Heritage Idioms
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noun rear end: The monkey uses its tail to climb. verb trails: Nevada tails other states in population.
Simple Definitions
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tail off to reduce in amount or become lower in level • His voice tailed off as he drifted into sleep. • The profits tailed off after a few years.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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tail back UK If traffic tails back, it forms a long line and moves very slowly or stops • There is traffic tailing back along the motorway for ten miles because of road repairs.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
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tail adjectives long • Some dinosaurs had long necks and equally long tails. short • Its tail is short and pointed. bushy (= with long thick fur ) • My cat has a soft bushy tail. a prehensile tail technical (= able to hold things ) • Many monkeys have prehensile tails. verbs a dog wags its tail/its tail wags • Domino rushed to meet her, tail wagging with excitement. a cow/cat etc swishes its tail (= quickly moves it from side to side ) • The cow wandered off, swishing her tail. tail + NOUN tail feathers • The bird’s wings and tail feathers were a beautiful purple color. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say ' wave its tail ' or ' shake its tail '. Say wag its tail .
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noun of an animal, a bird, etc. ADJ. long | short | bushy, curly, curved, forked, pointed | muscular, prehensile VERB + TAIL flick, swish, thrash, wag, whisk The dog wagged its tail furiously. | dock It used to be fashionable to dock horses' tails. TAIL + VERB twitch, wag, wave The dog ran out with its tail wagging madly. TAIL + NOUN feathers, fin of a thing TAIL + NOUN section The plane's tail section had broken off. | fin, light PREP. at the ~ the truck at the tail of our convoy PHRASES nose to tail Traffic which used to be nose to tail now flows freely.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary