尻尾を巻く
shippowomaku
to tuck one's tail between one's legs, to admit defeat, to turn tail (and run)
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  1. shippowomaku to tuck one's tail between one's legs, to admit defeat, to turn tail (and run)
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Kanji Breakdown
Buttocks, Hips, Butt, Rear
On: こう Kun: しり
5 strokes
Tail, End, Counter For Fish, Lower Slope Of Mountain
On: び Kun: お
7 strokes N1
Scroll, Volume, Book, Part, Roll Up, Wind Up, Tie, Coil, Counter For Texts (or Book Scrolls)
On: かん,けん Kun: ま.く,まき,ま.き
9 strokes N2
How to Use This Word
U-verb (五段動詞)
Pattern
尻尾を巻く (dict) → polite: -ます form → て-form → た-form

💡 Conjugate the final kana to the い-row before adding ます.

Example
よく尻尾を巻くことがあります。
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