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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar

Hot on my trail

What's the meaning of it?

Could you provide sentences consisting of this utterance?

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Hi, What's the meaning of it? ' To be hot on someone's trail' means to be vogorously and successfully trying to find them. Could you provide sentences consisting of this utterance?

— Clive

  • Hi, What's the meaning of it?
  • ' To be hot on someone's trail' means to be vogorously and successfully trying to find them.
  • Could you provide sentences consisting of this utterance?
  • eg Tom robbed a bank, but he got shot and left a trail of blood.
  • The police are hot on his trail.
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Hi,

What's the meaning of it?

'To be hot on someone's trail' means to be vogorously and successfully trying to find them.

Could you provide sentences consisting of this utterance?

eg Tom robbed a bank, but he got shot and left a trail of blood. The police are hot
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Hi Clive,

You gave very useful examples. You used that police "issue" twice, but I totally got your meaning.

English could be tough and frail, that's why I'm on its trail!

What are you saying now?
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