lay salt on someone's tail

A form of put salt on someone's tail — To capture or pin down someone.

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Meanings

verblay salt on someone's tail (third-person singular simple present lays salt on someone's tail, present participle laying salt on someone's tail, simple past and past participle laid salt on someone's tail)

present singular third person lays salt on someone's tail · participle present laying salt on someone's tail · participle past laid salt on someone's tail · past laid salt on someone's tail

  1. alternativeAlternative form of put salt on someone's tail.
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APA

lay salt on someone's tail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay%20salt%20on%20someone's%20tail

MLA

“lay salt on someone's tail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay%20salt%20on%20someone's%20tail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lay salt on someone's tail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay%20salt%20on%20someone's%20tail.

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