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.)