tail out
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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It does that with a big splash, flashing its red tail out of the water.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2022
They hold the tail out, to make the dog seem longer.
From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2019
I personally can’t make head nor tail out of Rowling’s novels.
From The Guardian • Oct. 8, 2014
Humble beyond recognition, she�ll catch a wave, get barreled into an air-drop floater, then throw her tail out, and come out the back and say it was �all right.�
From Time Magazine Archive
The dog paced closer, low-slung and tail out.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
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