trail

/treɪl/ noun [C]

Definition

SIGNS › a line of marks that someone or something leaves behind as they move: He left a trail of muddy footprints across the kitchen floor.

PATH › a path through the countryside, often where people walk: a nature trail

(Definition of trail noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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