| 例句 |
turning tailphrasepresent participle of turn tail to hasten away from something dangerous or frighteningYou can't go around starting fights and then turning tail when they don't go your way. bolting, breaking, bugging out, fleeing, flying, hightailing (it), retreating, running, running away, running off, skedaddling absconding, clearing out, decamping, eloping, escaping, getting (away), getting out, lamming, lighting out, making off, mizzling(chiefly British), scarpering(British), scatting, scramming, skipping (out), skirring beating a retreat, beating it, making tracks bearding, braving, confronting, daring, defying, facingabiding, dwelling, hanging around, lingering, remaining, staying, sticking around, tarrying |