英和和英

読み方 しっぽ

名詞

The tail

用例

• 犬が尻尾を巻いて逃げた
  The dog slunk away with his tail between his legs.

• （人が）尻尾を巻く
  to yield―give in―acknowledge one's defeat
• 尻尾を出す
  to show the cloven hoof―betray the cloven foot―show one's true colours
• しまいには尻尾を出すから見ておれ
  He will show the cloven hoof in the end.
• 彼は尻尾を出すまいと努めている
  He tries to conceal his fault.
• 彼はなかなか尻尾を出さぬ
  He manages to gloss over his fault.
• 尻尾が出た
  He has shown his true colours.
• 尻尾をとらえる
  to find one's fault―catch one in the act―catch one tripping
• 尻尾をとらえられるようなことはしない
  You shan't catch me tripping.
• 彼はとうとう尻尾を押えられた
  He was caught tripping at last.