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put salt on the tail of sb/sth

British pronunciation/pˌʊt sˈɒlt ɒnðə tˈeɪl ɒv ˌɛsbˈiː slˈaʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
American pronunciation/pˌʊt sˈɑːlt ɑːnðə tˈeɪl ʌv ˌɛsbˈiː slˈæʃ ˌɛstˌiːˈeɪtʃ/
to put salt on the tail of sb/sth
[PHRASE]
1

to make an attempt to capture someone or achieve something

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1. And there are two sure means of putting salt on the tail of an audience.
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