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Significados de turn tail en inglés

portugués
meter o rabo entre as pernas
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escapolir-se

Flee; take to one's heels; cut and run.

      meter o rabo entre as pernas
      Uso de turn tail en inglés
      1
      We came all the way across town to turn tail and run?
      Armageddon's Children
      2
      But he couldn't very well turn tail and bolt off the poop.
      Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
      3
      Half the children, upon seeing their leader turn tail and flee, followed suit.
      Pines
      4
      Fala expected Kahg to turn tail and run, try to gain sky room.
      Doom of the Dragon
      5
      He could not turn tail in the face of such an exalted opinion.
      Truxton King: A Story of Graustark
      6
      Would they turn tail as soon as they saw the devastation?
      The Cylons’ Secret
      7
      In such cases, I have seen first one turn tail, then the other.
      Winter Sunshine
      8
      There was only one conceivable reason this lone Covenant destroyer would turn tail.
      Ghosts of Onyx
      9
      For the Muslim army will then turn tail and take refuge in flight.'
      The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
      10
      Nothing like an earsplitting alarm to get them to turn tail and run.
      Wired
      11
      If the detectors show anything funny, we turn tail and run.
      The Measure of a Man
      12
      Rory was going to turn tail, but then he recognized Flann.
      The King of Ireland's Son
      13
      I hollered at him, expectin' to see him turn tail like chain lightning.
      Dutch Courage and Other Stories
      14
      No, by George, I'll not turn tail at the first sign of danger.
      Truxton King: A Story of Graustark
      15
      He didn't turn tail and run, as Turkey Proudfoot had hoped he would.
      The Tale of Turkey Proudfoot / Slumber-Town Tales
      16
      So long as I don't turn tail and run from him, all's well.
      The Dweller on the Threshold
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