putting 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

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of put salt on someone's tail
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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