英语词汇“to be on someone's tail”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

h. to be on someone's tail and variants, to follow or pursue someone closely (see also quot. 1925). Also figurative.

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the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow behind [verb (intransitive)] > follow closely

to tread on any one's heels or toesc1384

hang?a1513

dog1519

tag1676

to be on someone's tail1925

to be on someone's wheel1941

1865 ‘L. Carroll’ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland x. 151 There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.]

1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 275 Tail, to get on the, an Air Force expression for an attack on the rear of an opponent.

1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 860/2 Tail, be—gen. shall or will be—on a person's, to look for, to pursue, a person with a view to punishing or severely scolding him: C. 20.

1962 ‘J. le Carré’ Murder of Quality iv. 54 I rather gathered..that his Chief Constable was treading on his tail, urging him to scour the country for tramps.

1971 B. Malamud Tenants 71 I wouldn't want anybody else on my tail or in my hair, with or without cause.

1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 154 Stay on his tail, to follow another truck closely.

1981 Sunday Times 1 Feb. 63/5 Sir Hugh thought the Lonrho boss had put a private eye on his tail.

单词	to be on someone's tail
释义	> as lemmas to be on someone's tail h. to be on someone's tail and variants, to follow or pursue someone closely (see also quot. 1925). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > order of movement > following behind > follow behind [verb (intransitive)] > follow closely to tread on any one's heels or toesc1384 hang?a1513 dog1519 tag1676 to be on someone's tail1925 to be on someone's wheel1941 1865 ‘L. Carroll’ Alice's Adventures in Wonderland x. 151 There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.] 1925 E. Fraser & J. Gibbons Soldier & Sailor Words 275 Tail, to get on the, an Air Force expression for an attack on the rear of an opponent. 1937 E. Partridge Dict. Slang 860/2 Tail, be—gen. shall or will be—on a person's, to look for, to pursue, a person with a view to punishing or severely scolding him: C. 20. 1962 ‘J. le Carré’ Murder of Quality iv. 54 I rather gathered..that his Chief Constable was treading on his tail, urging him to scour the country for tramps. 1971 B. Malamud Tenants 71 I wouldn't want anybody else on my tail or in my hair, with or without cause. 1971 M. Tak Truck Talk 154 Stay on his tail, to follow another truck closely. 1981 Sunday Times 1 Feb. 63/5 Sir Hugh thought the Lonrho boss had put a private eye on his tail. extracted from tailn.¹ < as lemmas
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