Head down and wings down

Head down and wings down

Chinese idiom, Pinyin Chu í t ó ut à ch à, means to describe the appearance of depression after frustration. It comes from the biography of Xiao Fu in the book of the new Tang Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Xiao Fu in the book of the new Tang Dynasty says, "the monarch and his ministers are extremely good at serving the country. They are exhausted in fighting. They can still hang their heads and collapse their wings to survive in Huangmen!"

Idiom usage

Used as a predicate, attribute, or adverbial; used in writing

Analysis of Idioms

To lose one's head