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tail — tail1 W3S2 [teıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(animal)¦ 2¦(aircraft)¦ 3¦(shirt)¦ 4¦(back part)¦ 5 tails 6 the tail end of something 7 be on somebody s tail 8¦(follow)¦ 9 turn tail … Dictionary of contemporary English
chase your tail — If you are chasing your tail, you are very busy but not being very productive … The small dictionary of idiomes
chase one's tail — chase one s (own) tail informal rush around ineffectually … Useful english dictionary
chase your (own) tail — chase your (own) ˈtail idiom (informal) to be very busy but in fact achieve very little Main entry: ↑chaseidiom … Useful english dictionary
chase — vb *follow, pursue, trail, tag, tail Contrasted words: flee, fly, *escape: elude, evade, *escape: *abandon, forsake, desert … New Dictionary of Synonyms
chase after — verb 1. go after with the intent to catch The policeman chased the mugger down the alley the dog chased the rabbit • Syn: ↑chase, ↑trail, ↑tail, ↑tag, ↑give chase, ↑dog, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Tail-chase engagement — A tail chase engagement (or rear aspect engagement) is one where a surface to air missile system or jet aircraft engages another aircraft while the target aircraft is flying away from the attacker. This makes engagement with cannons or infra red… … Wikipedia
tail — noun 1 of an animal, a bird, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ bushy, curly, forked, pointed ▪ muscular, prehensile … Collocations dictionary
tail — I. /teɪl / (say tayl) noun 1. the hindmost part of an animal, posterior to the vent, especially when forming a distinct flexible appendage to the trunk. 2. something resembling or suggesting this in shape or position: the tail of a kite. 3. the… …
chase — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ long, short ▪ high speed ▪ car ▪ The film ends with a long car chase. ▪ police … Collocations dictionary
