have one's tail up
keep one's tail up

They didn't and now they really have their tails up.

'They will have their tails up and I don't think we could be going there at a harder time.

The hosts had their tails up and returned after the break with more endeavour.

The Panthers had their tails up and were mounting a late comeback.

16 min: Villa really do have their tails up here, and United aren't looking particularly happy at the back.

Georgia had their tails up, were defending stoically and putting pressure on.

Not that this deterred Wigan, who had their tails up.

45+1 min: Algeria have their tails up here and are flooding forward.

As Uncle Charlie said, they had their tails up.

He had the tail up too high, and he chopped a few inches off the propeller.

They will certainly have their tails up.

Everton really do have their tails up here.

Canada’s prime minister has his tail up.

12min The home side have their tails up now, and a Halfpenny tackle leads to a knock on.

Whitecraigs now had their tails up and Ellon had to work hard to get back into the game.

34 min: Liverpool have their tails up again.

The Supreme Court has its tail up.

But England had their tails up.

Dunfermline had just equalised and had their tails up.

25mins Portsmouth now have their tails up and win another corner but it is cleared, somewhat messily.

Staines now had their tails up and it should have been two when Butler had only the keeper to beat from 6 yards.

1243: Celtic have their tails up.

78 mins: Now it's Newcastle who seem to have their tails up... this really has been a bizarre game.

Eventually the danger is mopped up by Murphy, but Leinster have their tails up here.

Widnes had their tails up with Hock notching his fourth try from another Clarke pass on the hour to make it 34-24.