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Meaning of put salt on someone's tail | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

To capture or pin down someone.

Examples

“This accurately describes the many biographers who have tried and failed to get close enough to Newman to put salt on his tail.”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

put some timber on put someone in a box put someone in a false position put someone in hospital put someone in mind of put someone in their place