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Examples:have one's tail between one's legs—long boots (covering feet, legs and lower abdomen)—with one's tail between one's legs—legs of furniture or apparatus—spread open (fingers, legs)—one leg over the other (legs crossed)—ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs—lit. the three legs of a tripod—classifier for legs of a relay race—tuck one's tail between one's legs—black horse with white legs—lit. stand like the three legs of a tripod—ancient ceramic three-legged vessel used for cooking with cord markings on the outside and hollow legs—four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back—get up on hind legs (esp. of horse)—ancient bronze wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle—a kind of wooden desk without legs—Diplopoda (arthropod class with a pair of legs on each segment, including centipedes and millipedes)—lit. draw legs on a snake (idiom); fig. ruin the effect by adding sth superfluous—return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs—lit. forced crawl between sb's legs as humiliation [idiom.]—stick one leg over the other (when sitting)—lit. ghost pulls your leg—sitting with one leg crossed (usu. of Bodhisattva)—leg (of an animal or an object)—crossed leg posture (usu. of Buddha)—(of a leg) just below the crutch—horse unable move because of twisted leg—leg vise (torture instrument)—outbound leg (of a bus or train journey etc)—lit. lift a hand or move a leg (idiom); very easy— |