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get after

Idioms  
  1. Urge or scold someone about doing something. For example, Dad should get after Billy to mow the lawn, or Mary got after Jane for forgetting her house key. Also see keep after.


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The rules are more flexible for survivor benefits, which you get after the person whose record is being used dies.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

Maybe this is the insecurity you get after the Pentagon starts negging its generals.

From Slate Jun. 24, 2026

“It doesn’t have the refined refreshing taste with a subtle buzz that I get after cracking open a chilled can of Diet Coke.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

Was it better than the reset I get after a massage in the San Gabriel Valley or a hike in the Angeles National Forest?

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 18, 2026

“Insulting me doesn’t change the facts, Julius. You know what the Book says. We cannot under any circumstances allow the Lower Elements to be compromised. One time-stop is all you get, after that...”

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

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