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- be (sitting) on (one's) tail
be (sitting) on (one's) tail
be (sitting) on (one's) tail
To follow close behind someone or something. Why is this guy sitting on my tail when I'm already going over the speed limit? The cops are definitely on our tail now—we have to turn ourselves in!
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Claude | | KLOD (French), KLAWD (English) | French, English |
| Armo | | AHR-mo | Finnish |
| Candidus | | - | Late Roman |
| Severi | | SE-ve-ree | Finnish |
| Eadgy&Eth; | | - | Anglo-Saxon |
| Quirinus | | kwi-RIEN-əs (English), kwi-REEN-əs (English) | Roman Mythology, Late Roman |