Went out with his tail between his legs
Left in defeat or humiliation, feeling like a failure.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יָצָא עִם הַזָּנָב בֵּין הָרַגְלַיִים
Definition (Hebrew)
יָצָא בְּהֶפְסֵד אוֹ מִתּוֹךְ הַשְׁפָּלָה. מִתּוֹךְ תְּחוּשַׁת כִּישָּׁלוֹן.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)