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by A. Makkai, M.T. Boatner, J.E. Gates

[tail] See: COW'S TAIL, HEADS I WIN, TAILS YOU LOSE, MAKE HEAD OR TAIL OF, TURN TAIL.

Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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