Mary's film career was a failure, and she went home to lick her wounds in private.
New idioms dictionary. 2014.
lick your wounds — phrase to think about something bad that has happened and try to feel better about it Thesaurus: to think about someone or something in a particular wayhyponym to think carefully or a lot about thingssynonym Main entry: lick * * * lick your… … Useful english dictionary
lick your wounds — lick (your) wounds to avoid or ignore other people after an unpleasant experience. Mary s film career was a failure, and she went home to lick her wounds in private. Etymology: based on the idea of an injured animal that licks its wounds (=… … New idioms dictionary
lick — lick1 S3 [lık] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tongue)¦ 2¦(sport)¦ 3¦(flames/waves)¦ 4 have (got) something licked 5 lick your lips 6 lick your wounds 7 lick somebody s boots ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: liccian] 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
lick one's wounds — phrasal : to tend one s injuries : recover from defeat those gray silent ships which carried the war to the enemy … while the fleet licked its wounds E.L.Beach * * * lick one s wounds To retire from a defeat, failure, etc, esp in order to try to… … Useful english dictionary
lick — licker, n. /lik/, v.t. 1. to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often fol. by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice cream cone. 2. to make, or cause to become, by stroking with the tongue:… … Universalium
lick — [[t]lɪ̱k[/t]] licks, licking, licked 1) VERB When people or animals lick something, they move their tongue across its surface. [V n] She folded up her letter, licking the envelope flap with relish... [V n] The dog rose awkwardly to his feet and… … English dictionary
lick — I UK [lɪk] / US verb Word forms lick : present tense I/you/we/they lick he/she/it licks present participle licking past tense licked past participle licked * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to move your tongue across something, especially in order… … English dictionary
lick — lick1 [ lık ] verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive to move your tongue across something, especially in order to eat it, clean it, or make it wet: The children sat licking ice cream. Their dog was still licking itself. The kids were licking… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lick — 1 verb 1 TONGUE (T) to move your tongue across the surface of something in order to eat it, clean it etc: The dog jumped up and licked her face. 2 SPORT (T) informal to defeat an opponent: I reckon we could lick the best teams in Georgia. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lick — 1. verb /lɪk/ a) To stroke with the tongue. The cat licked its fur. b) To defeat decisively, particularly in a fight. My dad can lick your dad. 2. noun /lɪk … Wiktionary
