put a tail on
Example Sentences
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Dionne a quote worthy of the Hubris Hall of Fame: “Follow me around. . . . If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They’d be very bored.’
From Washington Post ● Nov. 7, 2018
“I don’t care. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They’d be very bored.”
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 27, 2015
Hart famously said, “Follow me around. I don’t care. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They’d be very bored.”
From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2014
Hart was exasperated and he finally told Dionne: “Follow me around. I don’t care. I’m serious. If anybody wants to put a tail on me, go ahead. They’d be very bored.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 18, 2014
“Commandant’s put a tail on you. He’s trying to work his way through the crowd. We can’t risk a meeting now. Do you have anything for us?”
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
