fetal position 胎児のように身を丸めた姿勢

fetal position とは子宮内の胎児のように身を丸くすること。具体的な意味としては意気消沈、うつ状態、戦意喪失、、、などとなる。fetal position が ball のように見えるから、ball とも呼ばれる。動詞表現は curl up です。おやつのカールが想像できればいいでしょう。1:01 curl up into a ball and cry. トランプが次期大統領に確定したことで、家に帰って俺は泣くぜ。

Last Ditch Effort to Dump Trump

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiS_0KwQv_M  0:06 There have been a few times this past week when all I wanted to do was just to curl up with a good book,,, 　
Clinton Urges Americans to 'Never Give Up'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy5Mq_sRhMs  0:19 he stayed curled up in a ball for the first few days at the shelter.
Stray Starving Dog Collapsed on Street Looks Unrecognizable After Rescue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX6i5Y6t1nI  0:20 I remember lying in the bed of my mother's house in a fetal position and wanting to die.
The Downfall Of Anita Bryant

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sg5ZZW6MCu0  0:32 in a fetal postion
RMR: Closet Solutions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5CTFTjgleA  1:31 curled up in a fetal postion.
When Filming Extreme Dares Ends Very Badly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDEnacwvW9A  0:29 you just want to curl up and die. 　
Indians pin hope on new railway budge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VemVnl8eyrc  0:28 hoping to find him in a fetal position
'14 years he put egg on my face'

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkrFnIOTdCI  1:04 I saw Connie laying in the miidle of the street curled up in a ball in a pool of blood. 　
Mystery Man: The Big Lie

練習問題解答
a-5496 curl up into a ball
b-2799 balled up
b-3010 curled up in a ball
b-4410 curled up in a ball
b-4730 a warm blanket to curl up in