put a tail on (someone)
idiom
: to have someone follow (another person)
They put a tail on the suspect.
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Determined to get Seidel singing like a canary on the stand, Perry sends Pete to put a tail on him.
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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 21 May. 2025.
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