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put salt on the tail of (someone or something) obsolete To try to capture or encapsulate someone or something. An allusion to the folk method of capturing birds by sprinkling salt on their tail feathers. We spend so much time putting salt on the tail of an ideal version of life—more money, more property, better status—that we forget to ...
Prov. Food is necessary for people to survive. Miranda likes to give money to charities that feed people. "Other services are important," she reasons, "but bread is the staff of life." Jill: Want to go to lunch with us, Bob? Bob: No. I must work on my novel while ...
