tête à queue

See also: tête-à-queue

French

Phrase

tête à queue Literally, “head at the tail”

1. Signifying the reversal of order, where the head becomes the tail and the tail becomes the head, such as in a file, battle line, army column. Expression specifically used for horses and cars.

Related terms

• tête-à-queue
• tête-à-tête

 

See also

• volte-face

 

Noun

tête à queue (m)

1. Misspelling of tête-à-queue.