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get after

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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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Words nearby get after

get a dose of one's own medicine, Getafe, get a fix, get a fix on, get a free hand, get after, get a grip on, get a hand, get a handle on, get ahead, get a head start
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Words related to get after

discipline, castigate, chastise, scold, denounce, chide, berate, admonish, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, rebuff, disapprove, asperse, incriminate, reprove, ostracize, reprehend, attack, lecture