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Phrasal Verb: Tail back

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Tail back - Form a traffic jam
Example:
The traffic TAILED BACK for several miles after the accident.
Notes:
- Intransitive
- British English
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Other Phrasal Verbs

We have 3 phrasal verbs with 'TAIL'

- Tail away
- Tail back
- Tail off

 
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