"tail" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

tail sustantivo

sustantivo + tail

Kolokacji: 34

lobster tail • pony tail • comet tail • tail of one's shirt • fish tail • ...

tail + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 42

tail end • tail feather • tail fin • tail section • tail light • tail surface • ...

tail + verbo

Kolokacji: 68

tail wagging • tail lashes • tail twitches • tail curls • tail swishes • ...

verbo + tail

Kolokacji: 49

turn tail • abandon after Red Tails • make tail • use one's tail • chase one's tail • ...

colocaciones frecuentes

Kolokacji: 6

collocations grouped by meanings

Grup znaczeniowych: 7

(1) turn, abandon, flick, wrap, curl, ...

Kolokacji: 12

1. turn tail = brać nogi za pas, uciekać z podwiniętym ogonem turn tail

2. abandon after Red Tails = zapamiętanie po Red Tails abandon after Red Tails

3. flick one's tail = pstryknięcie czyjś ogon flick one's tail

4. wrap one's tail = zawijać czyjś ogon wrap one's tail

5. curl one's tail = zakręcać czyjś ogon curl one's tail

6. switch one's tail = zmieniać czyjś ogon switch one's tail

7. wave one's tail = fala czyjś ogon wave one's tail

8. grab one's tail = łapać czyjś ogon grab one's tail

9. twist one's tail = skręt czyjś ogon twist one's tail

10. move one's tail = ruszać się czyjś ogon move one's tail

11. grab by the tail = złap przez ogon grab by the tail

But analysts say the countries once known as the Tigers have instead grabbed their big neighbor by the tail.
A dangerous business, I know, like grabbing that tiger by the tail.
Joe grabbed the buck by the tail and tried to pull it back down.
They may be poisonous, but that's no reason not to grab them by the tail.
I grabbed it by the tail and pulled it away.
It was like grabbing a tiger by the tail!
He crawls back into the office and grabs the cat by the tail.
"You've got to grab the bull by the tail and look it in the eye," she blurts.
When time is slipping away you have to grab it by the tail.
The problem with grabbing a tiger by the tail was that letting go could hurt even worse than hanging on.

12. shake one's tail = potrząsać czyjś ogon shake one's tail

(2) make, get, hold, pull, cover, ...

Kolokacji: 20

(3) use, eat

Kolokacji: 2

(4) chase, bite, cut, work

Kolokacji: 4

(5) put, lose, stand, sit, swallow

Kolokacji: 5

(6) wear, possess, lack

Kolokacji: 3

(7) tuck, tie

Kolokacji: 3

adjetivo + tail

Kolokacji: 94

long tail • short tail • black tail • bushy tail • prehensile tail • ...

preposición + tail

Kolokacji: 15

to tail • on one's tail • after Red Tails • at the tail • by the tail • ...

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