med svansen mellan benen

Swedish

Etymology

med (“with”) +‎ svansen (“one's tail”) +‎ mellan (“between”) +‎ benen (“one's legs”)

Adverb

med svansen mellan benen (not comparable)

1. (idiomatic) with one's tail between one's legs

References

• svans in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• svans in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)