Multiple choice

Directions: In the question given below, four alternatives are given for the idiom/phrase underlined in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the idiom/phrase.

The salesman was forced to leave the company with his tail between his legs after he told a lie about his sales figures.

  1. feeling of humiliation

  2. without any show of emotion

  3. after being severly insulted

  4. chased away

  5. .
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A Correct answer
Explanation

With one's tail between one's legs means feeling beaten or humiliated like a frightened or defeated dog as it walks away. This is the correct answer.

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