"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 • ...
(3) use, eat
Kolokacji: 2
1. use one's tail = używać czyjś ogon use one's tail
  • Using his tail, he pulled on the line three times in response.
  • He can use his tails to fly for a short while.
  • Can breathe fire and use its tail as a weapon.
  • It uses its tail to hold on to a tree branch.
  • Monkeys are more likely to be in trees and use their tails for balance.
  • The horse can still use its tail to some degree, but cannot keep it raised when in motion.
  • When they walk on the ground, they stand straight up, and use their tails for support.
  • For having been so vulgar as to use her tail.
  • It uses its tail for balance while hopping and running.
  • When they go slowly they walk on all four legs, and use their tail as well.
2. eat one's tail = jeść czyjś ogon eat one's tail
(4) chase, bite, cut, work
Kolokacji: 4
(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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