lick one's wounds

Recuperate from injuries or hurt feelings. For example, They were badly beaten in the debate and went home sadly to lick their wounds. This expression alludes to an animal's behavior when wounded. It was originally put as lick oneself clean or whole, dating from the mid-1500s.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
'Uri	-	Biblical Hebrew
Funanya	-	Western African, Igbo
Loukianos	-	Ancient Greek
Ovidiu	-	Romanian
Kyrilu	-	Medieval Slavic
AslØG	-	Danish