The dog held its tail between its legs.

狗把尾巴夹在两条腿之间。

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Deep down, I felt like a scared dog with its tail between its legs, but I didn't let it show.

内心深处我感到自己惶惶如夹着尾巴的受惊之犬，但我没有显露出这种惶恐。

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So as aggressive as apple pretends to be, it has to walk away from this battle with its tail between its legs and plan for the next release.

就像苹果假装的咄咄逼人，它必须要退出这种战斗并要为下个发布做打算。

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However, if Redmond plays dumb or comes up empty handed, a figurative tail will find its way between the company's legs and a handful of dirty looks and I-told-you-so's are likely to ensue.

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