tails – phrases

Terms for subject American usage, not spelling containing tails | all forms | exact matches only

English	Russian
can't make heads or tails of	не в состоянии понять (John is so strange. I can't make heads or tails of him. Val_Ships)
cat-o-nine tails	плеть для наказания (a type of multi-tailed whip that originated as an implement for severe physical punishment Val_Ships)
get into a tail spin figurative meaning	вводить в штопор (idiomatic expression [depends on context] Maggie)
have a bear by the tail	неразумно подвергать себя опасности
have a bear by the tail	дразнить медведя
have a bear by the tail	бесцельно рисковать
have abear by the tail	неразумно подвергать себя опасности
have abear by the tail	дразнить медведя
have abear by the tail	бесцельно рисковать
high-tail	смыться (Taras)
make heads or tails of	разобраться что к чему (I couldn't make heads or tails of the report. Val_Ships)
make heads or tails of	понять что к чему (The other file I can't made heads or tails of. Val_Ships)
not give a rat's tail about	забивать на (He doesn't give a rat's tail about what people think Nibiru)
not to give a rat's tail about	не париться по поводу (He doesn't give a rat's tail about what people think Nibiru)
one can't make heads or tails of	не мочь понять (Val_Ships)
pull the wrong pig by the tail	обвинять не того, кого следует
pull the wrong pig by the tail	напасть на ложный след
spike-tail	фрак

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