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have one's tail up

have one's tail up verb: to be confident, spirited.

Verb

have one's tail up (third-person singular simple present has one's tail up, present participle having one's tail up, simple past and past participle had one's tail up)

  1. To be confident, spirited.
    • This is incredible stuff from Paraguay now. They have their tails up and are imposing wave after wave of attacks on the Argentina goal.

Forms of have one's tail up

third-person singular presenthas one's tail up
present participlehaving one's tail up
past participlehad one's tail up
pasthad one's tail up

Questions about have one's tail up

What does have one's tail up mean?
Have one's tail up means to be confident, spirited.
What part of speech is have one's tail up?
Have one's tail up is a verb.
What is the past tense of have one's tail up?
The past tense of have one's tail up is had one's tail up.

Words near have one's tail up in the dictionary

  1. have one's number on it
  2. have one's own zip code
  3. have one's pick
  4. have one's pockets on swole
  5. have one's shit together
  6. have one's tail up
  7. have one's tubes tied
  8. have one's way
  9. have one's way with
  10. have one's Weetabix
  11. have one's whole life ahead of one

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