Freeze (one's) tail off In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "freeze (one's) tail off", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

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Meaning of Freeze (one's) tail off

Freeze (one's) tail off American British slang verb phrase

If you say you freeze your tail off, you mean that you are extremely cold.

It's extremely cold outside. Put on more coats or else you will freeze your tail off.

I am about to freeze my tail off when walking to school.

I have frozen my tail off. Let me go back indoors.

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Used to describe a room/place so cold that you could hang meat in there like a frozen meat warehouse.

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1. To be extremely cold
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If you say that you frighten (one) out of a year's growth, you mean that you cause extreme fear and shock to him. 
 

Grammar and Usage of Freeze (one's) tail off

Verb Forms

  • freeze (one's) tail off
  • freezes (one's) tail off
  • froze (one's) tail off
  • frozen (one's) tail off
  • freezing (one's) tail off

The verb "freeze" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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To be very wet

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Because of forgetting bringing an umbrella, I look like a drowned rat when it rains.

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