have one's tail up

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Verb

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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.

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