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tail out

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to guide (timber) as it emerges from a power saw

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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“I’m going to bring these other dudes around and I’m going to say it in front of them and I’m going to tell them that ‘you’re basically going to go into the game and you’re going to foul, and then I’m going to get your tail out of the game,’” Vaughn said.

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It does that with a big splash, flashing its red tail out of the water.

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“Whoever is out there, it’s the most important match of the week for them. Our team doesn’t need to be chasing its tail out here. We don’t need to be mounting a huge comeback.”

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“We have to get off to a good start — as long as we can hang with them. Tomorrow is not super important, but our team doesn’t need to be chasing its tail out here. We don’t need to be mounting a huge comeback.”

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“We have to get off to a good start - as long as we can hang with them. Tomorrow is not super important, but our team doesn’t need to be chasing its tail out here. We don’t need to be mounting a huge comeback.”

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