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lick wounds

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lick your wounds
to feel unhappy after a defeat or an unpleasant experience. After retiring to lick its wounds, the party is regaining its confidence.
See also: lick, wound


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 (= cleans an injury with its tongue)
See also: lick, wound

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