Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to give one's tail
English answer:
run away (from you)
Added to glossary by
Yvonne Gallagher
May 7, 2012 11:11
12 yrs ago
English term
France
to give one's tail
English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Context: heroic-fantasy video game
About a troll creature:
"It's unlikely that he will just give you his tail..."
Is it an idiomatic expression or should I interpret it literally?
Thanks.
About a troll creature:
"It's unlikely that he will just give you his tail..."
Is it an idiomatic expression or should I interpret it literally?
Thanks.
Responses
| 3 +5 | run away (from you) |
Yvonne Gallagher
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May 15, 2012 19:52: Yvonne Gallagher Created KOG entry
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run away (from you)
not enough context so confidence medium but I think this probably is "show you his tail" which means to run away from you rather than standing and fighting or whatever is happening in the context
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Note added at 48 mins (2012-05-07 12:00:11 GMT)
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OK a non-English speaker probably meant to write "show"
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Note added at 50 mins (2012-05-07 12:01:51 GMT)
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or even "turned tail" (and fled)
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Note added at 48 mins (2012-05-07 12:00:11 GMT)
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OK a non-English speaker probably meant to write "show"
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Note added at 50 mins (2012-05-07 12:01:51 GMT)
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or even "turned tail" (and fled)
Note from asker:
| Thank you, it makes sense. (No more context unfortunately) |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Veronika McLaren
: as in "turn his back on"
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thanks Veronika:-)
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| agree |
Charles Davis
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thanks Charles:-)
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| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
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many thanks Tina!
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| agree |
Jack Doughty
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Thanks Jack!
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| agree |
katsy
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Thanks Katsy!
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Discussion
It is not any idiom in English that I have ever heard of but I have encountered many similar situations in video games!