tail away

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More was made of the Stokes declaration on day one, but fundamentally, the inability to blow the tail away in the second innings was where the game was lost.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Take a lobster and position it right side up with the head pointed at you and the tail away from you.

From Time Magazine Archive

Near the Lev-Port’s tail, away from prying eyes, Otto faced the traveler.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles

He could hear the owl shuffle about right above him, a single tail away.

From "Abel's Island" by William Steig

And pretty soon he came to the woods, so, holding his books tighter than ever in his tail, away he started.

From Jacko and Jumpo Kinkytail The Funny Monkey Boys by Garis, Howard R.