turn tail
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turn tail
verb turns tail · turning tail · turned tail
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To turn away from someone or something, in preparation for running away; to reverse direction; to leave or flee.
A box-lobby lion or a Regent-street animal . . . will never bite, and, if you offer to attack him manfully, will fairly turn tail and sneak off.
Similar: turn on one's heel
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| Français | tourner les talons |
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| Italiano | girare i tacchi |
Talk about this word "turn tail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turn%20tail. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. turn tail. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turn%20tail "turn tail." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turn%20tail.Cite this
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