"have one's tail up" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: has one's tail up [present, singular, third-person], having one's tail up [participle, present], had one's tail up [participle, past], had one's tail up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> one's tail up}} 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.
    Sense id: en-have_one's_tail_up-en-verb-am7d~Q34 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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