put salt on someone's tail

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To capture or pin down someone.
    — This accurately describes the many biographers who have tried and failed to get close enough to Newman to put salt on his tail.

词形变化

puts salt on someone's tail present,singular,third-person putting salt on someone's tail participle,present put salt on someone's tail participle,past put salt on someone's tail past lay salt on someone's tail alternative

词源

Alluding to an old folk saying about how to catch birds.
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