put a tail on (someone)

idiom

: to have someone follow (another person)
They put a tail on the suspect.

Examples of put a tail on (someone) in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Determined to get Seidel singing like a canary on the stand, Perry sends Pete to put a tail on him. Matt Cabral, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2020

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Dictionary Entries Near put a tail on (someone)

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put a tail on (someone)

putative

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“Put a tail on (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20a%20tail%20on%20%28someone%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2024.

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