27 Mar 2013

Word of the week: To tail someone

This week's word is

to tail someone

which is an informal way of saying to follow somebody and keep them under surveillance.


Example: A flock of paparazzi has tailed them all over Berlin. 



A similar expression is on someone's tail which means following somebody closely

Example: A police car stayed on her tail for ten minutes. 

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