"at the tail" meaning in All languages combined

See at the tail on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

  1. lagging; behind; at the back or rear
    Sense id: en-at_the_tail-en-prep_phrase-YjXJZrXQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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