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on someone's tail

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Following someone closely.

figuratively, sometimes

Examples

The police were on his tail for half an hour.”
“He was on my tail for the whole event, and he kept asking me about the food.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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