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Synonyms

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.

Example Sentences

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“Those are two amazing baseball players and what a treat for them to get after it,” Corona coach Andy Wise said.

From Los Angeles Times

I was burning up with the monkey-catching fever and couldn’t wait to get after them again.

From Literature

“Come to think of it, Rowdy,” I said, “I’m starving to death for a drink of water. Let’s go get a drink first and then we’ll really get after these monkeys.”

From Literature

Moderna needs all the help it can get after a brutal few years.

From Barron's

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

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