tail off
phrasal verb
tailed off; tailing off; tails off
: to become smaller or quieter in a gradual way
Our productivity tailed off last year.
She started to ask a question and then her voice tailed off.
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As results tailed off after Christmas 2014, with Poyet’s side winning just once in 12 league matches, his sacking began to feel inevitable.
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Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But what’s never been in doubt is Juicy’s infinite love capacity and desire for pleasure, perhaps towards a beautiful Black man of scant clothing who’s dancing his tail off unapologetically.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The injuries, the red cards, tailing off in the title race.
—Handbrake Off, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
And based on the betting lines, oddsmakers think this Masters is a two-horse race because McIlroy is 6.5-1 and then the odds tail off.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2025
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Tom Burrows, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
But what’s never been in doubt is Juicy’s infinite love capacity and desire for pleasure, perhaps towards a beautiful Black man of scant clothing who’s dancing his tail off unapologetically.
—David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The injuries, the red cards, tailing off in the title race.
—Handbrake Off, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
And based on the betting lines, oddsmakers think this Masters is a two-horse race because McIlroy is 6.5-1 and then the odds tail off.
—Jordan Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2025
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“Tail off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tail%20off. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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