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26 May
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What does "hound (someone)" mean?
What does "hound (someone)" mean?
Context:
Person A: Hanna borrowed my camera last night.
Person A: If if don't hound her, I'll never get it back.
Person A: Hanna borrowed my camera last night.
Person A: If if don't hound her, I'll never get it back.
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26 May
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@leslieking
To follow somebody like a dog, never leaving them alone until you get what you want.
It comes from the practice of using dogs for hunting – they don’t stop until they have killed the prey.
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