しっぽをまく

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of しっぽをまく – see the following entry.
【尻尾を巻く】
[verb] (idiomatic) to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)​
(This term, しっぽをまく (shippōmaku), is the hiragana spelling of the above term.)
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