to put salt on the tail of somebody or something
to put salt on the tail of somebody or something
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försöka fånga, försöka få tag på
to make an attempt to capture someone or achieve something
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idiom
Exempel
The detective spent weeks putting salt on the tail of the missing witness.
Detektiven ägnade veckor åt att försöka få tag på det saknade vittnet.
